Gangwon Agricultural Technology and Extension Services, development of 'highland strawberries' for October shipment

The Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province Agricultural Technology Institute has developed a strawberry cultivation technology that allows for the fastest shipment in the country. On the 27th, the Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province Agricultural Technology Institute held an on-site evaluation meeting for a new highland strawberry cultivation system in Taebaek City, attended by around 30 farmers and city and county officials. The newly developed strawberry cultivation system, the fastest in the country, utilizes the cool climate of highland Taebaek to ship strawberries starting in October and induces dormancy during the winter months (January to February) when heating costs are high, resuming in March of the following year. This cultivation system allows for the production of healthy seedlings without disease by utilizing the cool summer climate of the highlands for seedling production. Particularly, the key technology for early strawberry production, flower bud ...