South Korea: Chungbuk Agricultural Institute held the ‘Cheongpung Sorghum’ machine tomb official technology expansion

Published 2022년 7월 5일

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The Chungcheongbuk-do Agricultural Research and Extension Services recently held a seminar to explore ways to increase wheat-growing areas and boost sorghum productivity in North Chungcheong Province. The institute emphasized the need to cultivate varieties with strong winter cold resistance and low germination number for economic marquis. Sorghum, with a shorter growing period than soybean and rice, is identified as a suitable post-crop plant. The institute demonstrated the technique of planting 'Cheongpungsoo' seedlings using a transplanter, a method expected to reduce production costs by over 40% and make sorghum a new income crop. The institute also highlighted the health benefits of 'Cheongpungsoo' and is working on mechanizing paddy cultivation to expand the cultivated area of this sorghum variety.
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(Korea Agricultural Daily = Reporter Eun-jin Kim) The Chungcheongbuk-do Agricultural Research and Extension Services (Director Hyung-ho Suh) held the 'Cheongpungsoo seedling machine transplantation field seminar' on the 28th of last month to expand the wheat-growing area in North Chungcheong Province and increase the productivity of sorghum as a post-crop plant. was held in The Chungbuk Agricultural Institute said that the cultivation area of wheat in North Chungcheong Province is the lowest in the country, and in order to expand the area, it is necessary to select varieties with strong winter cold resistance and low number of germination during the harvest season and to establish a stable production system for economical marquis. Accordingly, he said that sorghum (90 days), which has a shorter growing period than soybean (120 days) and rice (130 days), is emerging as a very suitable item for wheat harvest in the central region. ‘Cheongpungsoo’ has the highest yield of 359kg/10a ...
Source: Newsfarm

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