NHNongwoo Bio 'Santa Honey Watermelon' wins the President's Award for Excellent Korean Varieties

Published 2025년 11월 28일

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[Agricultural, Fisheries and Livestock Newspaper=Reporter Kim Jin-oh] The vegetable varieties developed by NH Nongwoo Bio (Representative Yang Hyun-gu) have proven their excellence. NH Nongwoo Bio announced that at the '2025 21st Republic of Korea Excellent Varieties Awards Ceremony' held at the aT Center in Yangjae-dong, Seoul, on the 28th, 'Santa Honey Watermelon' received the President's Award and 'Imperial Pepper' received the Prime Minister's Award. The Santa Honey Watermelon, which received the President's Award, is the number one variety in the domestic low-temperature watermelon category developed to respond to climate change. This variety is an inhibited and promoted early-maturing type with excellent flower suppression, fruit setting, and fruit enlargement capabilities even in low-temperature periods, and it is resistant to anthracnose. In particular, it has high cultivation stability and is the leading low-temperature watermelon in the domestic market.

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The 'Imperial Pepper' has proven the competitiveness of domestic seeds by winning the Prime Minister's Award. NH Nongwoo Bio (CEO Yang Hyun-gu) announced that the vegetable varieties it has cultivated won awards at the '2025 21st Republic of Korea Excellent Varieties Awards Ceremony' held at aT Center in Yangjae-dong, Seoul on the 28th. 'Santa Honey Watermelon' won the President's Award, and 'Imperial Pepper' won the Prime Minister's Award. The President's Award-winning Santa Honey Watermelon is the number one variety in the domestic low-temperature watermelon field, developed to respond to climate change. This variety has excellent flower suppression and promotion, fruit setting, and enlargement capabilities in low temperatures, and is resistant to anthracnose. It has high cultivation stability, occupying over 50% of the domestic low-temperature watermelon market and contributing to increased farmer income. The Prime Minister's Award-winning Imperial Pepper is a processed ...

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