榆(yu)(yu)(yu)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)菜(cai)(cai)花(hua)(hua)產(chan)區(qu)地處(chu)黃土高(gao)(gao)原(yuan)、內蒙古高(gao)(gao)原(yuan)、青藏高(gao)(gao)原(yuan)交匯處(chu)的(de)黃土高(gao)(gao)原(yuan),甘肅省(sheng)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)部,屬蘭州市三縣五(wu)區(qu)之一,榆(yu)(yu)(yu)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)菜(cai)(cai)花(hua)(hua)種植(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)區(qu)包括(kuo)榆(yu)(yu)(yu)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)縣的(de)來紫堡鄉(xiang)、定遠鎮(zhen)(zhen)、和平(ping)鎮(zhen)(zhen)、三角城鄉(xiang)、城關鎮(zhen)(zhen)、連搭鄉(xiang)、夏(xia)管(guan)營(ying)鎮(zhen)(zhen)、小康營(ying)鄉(xiang)、金崖鎮(zhen)(zhen)、青城鎮(zhen)(zhen)、新營(ying)鄉(xiang)、清水鄉(xiang)、銀山鄉(xiang)、馬坡鄉(xiang)等14個鄉(xiang)鎮(zhen)(zhen)。栽(zai)培(pei)(pei)面積12萬畝(mu),年產(chan)榆(yu)(yu)(yu)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)菜(cai)(cai)花(hua)(hua)30萬噸。菜(cai)(cai)花(hua)(hua),又(you)叫花(hua)(hua)菜(cai)(cai)、白(bai)菜(cai)(cai)花(hua)(hua),學名花(hua)(hua)椰菜(cai)(cai),上世紀初從地中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)海沿(yan)岸引(yin)進我國進行栽(zai)培(pei)(pei)種植(zhi)(zhi)(zhi), 1949年在(zai)榆(yu)(yu)(yu)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)縣就已(yi)種植(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)了菜(cai)(cai)花(hua)(hua),栽(zai)培(pei)(pei)種植(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)歷史已(yi)有(you)70多年,是 “蘭州高(gao)(gao)原(yuan)夏(xia)菜(cai)(cai)”的(de)主要品(pin)種。榆(yu)(yu)(yu)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)菜(cai)(cai)花(hua)(hua)花(hua)(hua)球潔白(bai)緊實,無絨毛,花(hua)(hua)枝短、孔隙(xi)小,球內無綠色小夾葉(xie),花(hua)(hua)球高(gao)(gao)圓,球形指(zhi)數(shu)接近1,球面平(ping)緩,無明顯(xian)突(tu)起,單(dan)球重1-1.50kg,品(pin)質鮮嫩,口感清香(xiang)有(you)淡(dan)淡(dan)的(de)甘甜(tian)味(wei)和清香(xiang)味(wei),風味(wei)濃郁(yu),爽口香(xiang)脆,屬菜(cai)(cai)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)精品(pin),維生(sheng)素C含量在(zai)330mg/kg以上,可溶性(xing)總糖含量在(zai)29.8g/kg以上,粗(cu)蛋白(bai)含量在(zai)18.5g/kg以上。
榆中(zhong)菜花產區(qu)地(di)(di)處黃(huang)土高(gao)(gao)原、內(nei)(nei)蒙古高(gao)(gao)原、青(qing)藏高(gao)(gao)原交匯(hui)處的(de)黃(huang)土高(gao)(gao)原,甘肅省中(zhong)部,屬蘭州(zhou)市三縣(xian)五區(qu)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)一,在蘭州(zhou)東(dong)(dong)郊(jiao),縣(xian)城(cheng)(cheng)距蘭州(zhou)38公(gong)里(li),地(di)(di)跨東(dong)(dong)經(jing)103°49′15"—104°34′40",北緯35°34′20"—36°26′30"之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)間,縣(xian)境內(nei)(nei)南北長96.6公(gong)里(li),東(dong)(dong)西寬66.4公(gong)里(li),總面(mian)(mian)積(ji)(ji)3301.64平方公(gong)里(li),海拔高(gao)(gao)度1480—3670米之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)間。東(dong)(dong)接定(ding)西、會寧、靖遠縣(xian),西以馬(ma)銜山為界與臨洮毗鄰,西靠七里(li)河(he)區(qu)、城(cheng)(cheng)關(guan)區(qu),北隔(ge)黃(huang)河(he)與皋蘭縣(xian)、白銀市相望。全縣(xian)轄8鎮(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)15鄉(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)(xiang),268個(ge)(ge)(ge)行政(zheng)村,1619個(ge)(ge)(ge)村民小組,共有42.6萬(wan)人(ren),其(qi)中(zhong)農業人(ren)口38.8萬(wan)人(ren)。有漢、回、滿、東(dong)(dong)鄉(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)、撒拉等13個(ge)(ge)(ge)民族(zu)(zu),漢族(zu)(zu)占(zhan)99%,耕地(di)(di)面(mian)(mian)積(ji)(ji)106萬(wan)畝(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu),其(qi)中(zhong)水(shui)澆地(di)(di)36萬(wan)畝(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu),保灌(guan)面(mian)(mian)積(ji)(ji)28萬(wan)畝(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu),山旱地(di)(di)70萬(wan)畝(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu),占(zhan)耕地(di)(di)面(mian)(mian)積(ji)(ji)的(de)66%。榆中(zhong)菜花種(zhong)植區(qu)包括榆中(zhong)縣(xian)的(de)來(lai)紫堡鄉(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)、定(ding)遠鎮(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)、和平鎮(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)、三角城(cheng)(cheng)鄉(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)、城(cheng)(cheng)關(guan)鎮(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)、連搭鄉(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)、夏管營鎮(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)、小康營鄉(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)、金崖鎮(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)、青(qing)城(cheng)(cheng)鎮(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)、新營鄉(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)、清水(shui)鄉(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)、銀山鄉(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)、馬(ma)坡(po)鄉(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)等14個(ge)(ge)(ge)鄉(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)鎮(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)。全縣(xian)從(cong)事蔬菜栽(zai)(zai)培的(de)農戶(hu)有6萬(wan)多(duo)戶(hu),栽(zai)(zai)培面(mian)(mian)積(ji)(ji)11萬(wan)畝(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu),年產量27.5萬(wan)噸,至2010年發(fa)展規劃達(da)到12萬(wan)畝(mu)(mu)(mu)(mu),年產榆中(zhong)菜花30萬(wan)噸。