The Rural Development Administration establishes technology for producing onion plug seedlings... Field nursery on-site briefing held

The Rural Development Administration held an open house on open-field seedling cultivation in Hamyang, Gyeongnam, on the 21st to expand the range of choices for onion seedling cultivation methods. The Rural Development Administration has been developing and disseminating models of disaster-resistant seedling cultivation greenhouses to establish technology for producing onion plug seedlings suitable for mechanization. Additionally, it has conducted field verification of open-field seedling cultivation technology for farmers who feel burdened by facility construction. This evaluation meeting focused on solving problems that may occur when producing onion plug seedlings in open fields, such as losses of seedlings due to soil-borne diseases, strong winds, heavy rainfall, and moisture damage. The Rural Development Administration plans to develop guidelines for machine-ready seedling cultivation and strengthen the promotion and education of seedling production technology to continue ...