Analysis of Growing Environment and Quality of Epimedium in Li County,Gansu Provinc
Li County in southern Gansu is the authentic producing area of Epimedium,with a high yield of wild products.Therefore,protecting local wild Epimedium resources and artificial domestication is of great importance.In order to investigate the planting conditions and quality of Epimedium in Lixian County of Gansu Province,key indicators such as planting soil,irrigation water and quality of Epimedium for wild and cultivated Epimedium in 19 regions of Li County were tested according to national standard method.The results showed that the soil quality of 19 regions were within the limit value of heavy metal pollution and pesticide residue detection,which belonged to good ecological soil.The water quality fully complied with the water quality standard of farmland irrigation.All relevant quality indexes of Epimedium were up to the requirements of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia.Through comprehensive analysis of the fuzzy subordinate function,the quality of wild Epimedium in Anjiashan of Taitang Township was the best,followed by wild Epimedium in Liangping Village of Zhongba Township and the third was domestic Epimedium in Dongtai Village of Chengguan Township.
Li CountyEpimediumGrowing environmentQualityFuzzy membership functionGansu Province