In September, 2006, Shandong Provincial Department of Agriculture, Shandong Agricultural University and Agricultural Channel of Shandong TV Station dug lotus roots in the whole pond, washed them with water to remove mud and impurities, and evaluated their yield per mu, obtaining a yield of 20,002 Jin per mu, which won the Guinness World Record Award for the highest yield of lotus roots in the world.

Lotus root was introduced from Yugoslavia in Pingyi County, Shandong Province. It has been planted for six years this year, with an area of only over 30 mu. Starch sugar content ranks first in the world, and lotus root is white and bright. Hence the name Snow Lotus.

Lotus root was introduced in 2000, and the cultivation results show that it is suitable for shallow water cultivation, such as rice fields, artificial cement ponds, concrete ponds, ponds with controllable water level, and shallow mud cultivation with plastic sheets on the top of bungalows. Lotus root has thick stems and large leaves, with an average height of 2.5 meters, an average leaf diameter of 1.3 meters, a maximum diameter of 2 meters and an average base diameter of 4.5 centimeters. The main lotus root has 4 to 6 nodes, and the average length of the lotus root is about 2 meters. The 3-5 tillers and 3-5 tillers of lotus root and melon can meet the standard of commercial lotus root, with an average of about 0.2 kg per lotus root, and the largest is 62 kg dug in June, 65438 +071October. Lotus root has thin skin, high starch content, high sugar content, not astringent when eaten raw, crisp, sweet and delicious, can be eaten as fruit, and has strong adaptability, and can be cultivated all over the country. At present, no disease has been found, and it has strong wind resistance, overwintering and cold resistance. According to the normal business model, the output of commercial lotus root is also 1.5 kg, so the development of commercial lotus root has high economic value and large-scale planting is more objective.