啤酒花(Humulus Lupulus L.)是一种价值昂贵的特种经济作物,是制造啤酒的原料;又可作医药用。但,我国栽培酒花的地区及栽种面积尚少,啤酒生产所需的酒花,尚需依靠进口解决大部分。为了要使啤酒花生产满足啤酒生产的需要,除了扩大种植面积以外必需从各方面设法提高单位面积产量。去年(1958)轻工业部指示山东 Hops (Humulus Lupulus L.) is a valuable specialty cash crops, is the raw material for the manufacture of beer; but also for medical use. However, the area of ​​hops cultivation in our country is still small and the hops required for beer production still need to be solved by importing most of them. In order for hops production to meet the needs of beer production, in addition to expanding the acreage it is necessary to seek ways to increase yields per unit area. Last year (1958) Ministry of Light Industry instructed Shandong