榆(yu)(yu)中(zhong)(zhong)菜花(hua)產區地處黃土(tu)高(gao)(gao)(gao)原(yuan)、內(nei)蒙古高(gao)(gao)(gao)原(yuan)、青(qing)藏高(gao)(gao)(gao)原(yuan)交匯處的黃土(tu)高(gao)(gao)(gao)原(yuan),甘肅(su)省中(zhong)(zhong)部,屬(shu)蘭(lan)州(zhou)市(shi)三縣(xian)五區之(zhi)一,榆(yu)(yu)中(zhong)(zhong)菜花(hua)種(zhong)(zhong)植區包括榆(yu)(yu)中(zhong)(zhong)縣(xian)的來紫堡鄉(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)、定遠鎮(zhen)、和(he)平鎮(zhen)、三角城(cheng)(cheng)鄉(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)、城(cheng)(cheng)關鎮(zhen)、連(lian)搭鄉(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)、夏管營鎮(zhen)、小康營鄉(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)、金崖(ya)鎮(zhen)、青(qing)城(cheng)(cheng)鎮(zhen)、新營鄉(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)、清水(shui)鄉(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)、銀山鄉(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)、馬坡鄉(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)等14個鄉(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)鎮(zhen)。栽培面積12萬(wan)畝(mu),年(nian)產榆(yu)(yu)中(zhong)(zhong)菜花(hua)30萬(wan)噸。菜花(hua),又叫花(hua)菜、白菜花(hua),學名花(hua)椰菜,上世紀初從(cong)地中(zhong)(zhong)海沿岸引進我國進行栽培種(zhong)(zhong)植, 1949年(nian)在榆(yu)(yu)中(zhong)(zhong)縣(xian)就已種(zhong)(zhong)植了(le)菜花(hua),栽培種(zhong)(zhong)植歷史已有70多年(nian),是(shi) “蘭(lan)州(zhou)高(gao)(gao)(gao)原(yuan)夏菜”的主要品(pin)(pin)種(zhong)(zhong)。榆(yu)(yu)中(zhong)(zhong)菜花(hua)花(hua)球(qiu)(qiu)潔白緊(jin)實,無絨毛,花(hua)枝短、孔隙(xi)小,球(qiu)(qiu)內(nei)無綠色小夾葉(xie),花(hua)球(qiu)(qiu)高(gao)(gao)(gao)圓,球(qiu)(qiu)形指數接近1,球(qiu)(qiu)面平緩,無明顯突起,單球(qiu)(qiu)重(zhong)1-1.50kg,品(pin)(pin)質鮮嫩,口感清香有淡淡的甘甜味(wei)和(he)清香味(wei),風味(wei)濃郁,爽(shuang)口香脆,屬(shu)菜中(zhong)(zhong)精品(pin)(pin),維生素C含量(liang)在330mg/kg以(yi)上,可溶性總(zong)糖(tang)含量(liang)在29.8g/kg以(yi)上,粗蛋(dan)白含量(liang)在18.5g/kg以(yi)上。
榆(yu)中(zhong)(zhong)菜(cai)(cai)(cai)花產(chan)區地(di)處黃土高(gao)(gao)原、內(nei)蒙古(gu)高(gao)(gao)原、青(qing)藏高(gao)(gao)原交(jiao)匯處的(de)黃土高(gao)(gao)原,甘肅省中(zhong)(zhong)部,屬蘭(lan)州(zhou)(zhou)市三縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)五區之(zhi)一,在蘭(lan)州(zhou)(zhou)東(dong)郊(jiao),縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)城(cheng)距(ju)蘭(lan)州(zhou)(zhou)38公(gong)里(li),地(di)跨東(dong)經103°49′15"—104°34′40",北(bei)緯35°34′20"—36°26′30"之(zhi)間,縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)境內(nei)南(nan)北(bei)長96.6公(gong)里(li),東(dong)西(xi)寬66.4公(gong)里(li),總面(mian)積(ji)(ji)3301.64平方公(gong)里(li),海拔高(gao)(gao)度1480—3670米(mi)之(zhi)間。東(dong)接定西(xi)、會寧、靖遠縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian),西(xi)以馬銜(xian)山為界與臨洮(tao)毗鄰,西(xi)靠七里(li)河(he)區、城(cheng)關(guan)區,北(bei)隔黃河(he)與皋蘭(lan)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)、白銀(yin)市相(xiang)望。全縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)轄(xia)8鎮(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)15鄉(xiang)(xiang)(xiang),268個(ge)(ge)(ge)(ge)行政村(cun),1619個(ge)(ge)(ge)(ge)村(cun)民小(xiao)組,共有42.6萬(wan)(wan)人(ren),其中(zhong)(zhong)農(nong)業人(ren)口38.8萬(wan)(wan)人(ren)。有漢、回、滿、東(dong)鄉(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)、撒拉等13個(ge)(ge)(ge)(ge)民族,漢族占(zhan)99%,耕地(di)面(mian)積(ji)(ji)106萬(wan)(wan)畝(mu)(mu),其中(zhong)(zhong)水(shui)澆(jiao)地(di)36萬(wan)(wan)畝(mu)(mu),保(bao)灌(guan)面(mian)積(ji)(ji)28萬(wan)(wan)畝(mu)(mu),山旱地(di)70萬(wan)(wan)畝(mu)(mu),占(zhan)耕地(di)面(mian)積(ji)(ji)的(de)66%。榆(yu)中(zhong)(zhong)菜(cai)(cai)(cai)花種植(zhi)區包(bao)括(kuo)榆(yu)中(zhong)(zhong)縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)的(de)來紫堡鄉(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)、定遠鎮(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)、和平鎮(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)、三角城(cheng)鄉(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)、城(cheng)關(guan)鎮(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)、連搭鄉(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)、夏管(guan)營(ying)鎮(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)、小(xiao)康營(ying)鄉(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)、金崖鎮(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)、青(qing)城(cheng)鎮(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)、新營(ying)鄉(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)、清水(shui)鄉(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)、銀(yin)山鄉(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)、馬坡(po)鄉(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)等14個(ge)(ge)(ge)(ge)鄉(xiang)(xiang)(xiang)鎮(zhen)(zhen)(zhen)。全縣(xian)(xian)(xian)(xian)從事蔬菜(cai)(cai)(cai)栽培的(de)農(nong)戶(hu)有6萬(wan)(wan)多戶(hu),栽培面(mian)積(ji)(ji)11萬(wan)(wan)畝(mu)(mu),年產(chan)量27.5萬(wan)(wan)噸(dun)(dun),至2010年發(fa)展規(gui)劃達到12萬(wan)(wan)畝(mu)(mu),年產(chan)榆(yu)中(zhong)(zhong)菜(cai)(cai)(cai)花30萬(wan)(wan)噸(dun)(dun)。