西(xi)(xi)嶺葛根(gen)(gen)(gen)是廣西(xi)(xi)陽朔的特(te)產(chan),陽朔縣葡(pu)萄(tao)(tao)鎮西(xi)(xi)嶺村(cun)(cun)種(zhong)(zhong)植(zhi)有大面積的葛根(gen)(gen)(gen)。葡(pu)萄(tao)(tao)鎮是農業(ye)大鎮,葛根(gen)(gen)(gen)規(gui)(gui)模(mo)化種(zhong)(zhong)植(zhi)已(yi)有10多年歷史,西(xi)(xi)嶺村(cun)(cun)委(wei)(wei)更是將葛根(gen)(gen)(gen)作為(wei)村(cun)(cun)內優勢主導產(chan)業(ye)。據了(le)解,葡(pu)萄(tao)(tao)鎮西(xi)(xi)嶺村(cun)(cun)委(wei)(wei)原(yuan)以種(zhong)(zhong)植(zhi)花(hua)生、水稻為(wei)主,村(cun)(cun)民(min)(min)增收渠道(dao)單(dan)一(yi),后(hou)通過組織村(cun)(cun)民(min)(min)到外地學習葛根(gen)(gen)(gen)種(zhong)(zhong)植(zhi),支部(bu)黨員帶頭引(yin)種(zhong)(zhong)優良葛根(gen)(gen)(gen),村(cun)(cun)民(min)(min)在帶動(dong)作用下從小規(gui)(gui)模(mo)小打小鬧(nao),到規(gui)(gui)模(mo)化種(zhong)(zhong)植(zhi)、品(pin)牌化營銷,實現了(le)科技(ji)致富、產(chan)業(ye)振興。
西嶺葛根是粗壯(zhuang)藤(teng)本(ben),長(chang)可(ke)達(da)8米(mi),全體(ti)被(bei)(bei)黃(huang)色長(chang)硬毛(mao),莖基部木質,有粗厚的塊狀(zhuang)(zhuang)根。羽狀(zhuang)(zhuang)復葉(xie)具3小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)葉(xie);托葉(xie)背著,卵狀(zhuang)(zhuang)長(chang)圓(yuan)形(xing)(xing),具線(xian)條;小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)托葉(xie)線(xian)狀(zhuang)(zhuang)披針形(xing)(xing),與小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)葉(xie)柄等長(chang)或(huo)(huo)較(jiao)長(chang);小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)葉(xie)三裂,偶(ou)爾全緣,頂生(sheng)小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)葉(xie)寬卵形(xing)(xing)或(huo)(huo)斜(xie)卵形(xing)(xing),長(chang)8-15(-19)厘(li)(li)米(mi),寬5-12(-18)厘(li)(li)米(mi),先(xian)端長(chang)漸尖,側生(sheng)小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)葉(xie)斜(xie)卵形(xing)(xing),稍小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao),上面被(bei)(bei)淡(dan)黃(huang)色、平伏(fu)的蔬柔毛(mao)。下面較(jiao)密;小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)葉(xie)柄被(bei)(bei)黃(huang)揭色絨(rong)毛(mao)。莢果(guo)(guo)長(chang)橢圓(yuan)形(xing)(xing),長(chang)5-9厘(li)(li)米(mi),寬8-11毫米(mi),扁平,被(bei)(bei)褐色長(chang)硬毛(mao)。花期9-10月,果(guo)(guo)期11-12月。生(sheng)于山坡(po)草叢中(zhong)或(huo)(huo)路(lu)旁及(ji)較(jiao)陰濕的地方(fang),或(huo)(huo)生(sheng)于海(hai)拔(ba)1000-3200米(mi)的山溝林中(zhong)。
葛(ge)(ge)根的市場價格常(chang)年穩定保持在3.3—5.5元/公(gong)斤,西嶺葛(ge)(ge)根平均畝(mu)產(chan)2000公(gong)斤左右,主要銷(xiao)往廣東、四川(chuan)和湖南(nan)等地(di)。