信阳是全国有名的板栗之乡,板栗栽培历史悠久,现有栽培面积约6 667hm2,板栗作为当地主要栽培经济树种之一,也是主要经济支柱产业之一。近年来因建园不科学、栗园老化,管理粗放等原因,导致信阳板栗产量低,品质不高,严重制约板栗产业的发展。为提高信阳板栗产量和品质,于2009—2013年对信阳市浉河区东双河镇栗园从栗园更新、科学管理、适时采收和贮运等方面做了大量的研究,以期为信阳板栗的丰产优质栽培提 Xinyang is a famous chestnut town in the country. Chestnut cultivation has a long history. The existing cultivated area is about 6667hm2. As one of the main cultivated economic trees in the world, Xinyang is also one of the main economic pillar industries. In recent years due to the construction of unscientific garden, aging chestnut, extensive management and other reasons, resulting in low yield of chestnut Xinyang, low quality, seriously restricting the development of the chestnut industry. In order to improve the yield and quality of Chestnut in Xinyang City, a large amount of researches on chestnut garden update, scientific management, timely harvesting, storage and transportation have been done in Chenshu Park, Dongshuang Town, Bahe District, Xinyang City from 2009 to 2013, Chestnut high yielding cultivation