Why did Jeonbuk Hwangdeung Agricultural Cooperative avoid the cucumber mosaic disease?

Despite the spread of the disease in the areas around the Hwangdeung Agricultural Cooperative, the use of high-quality coated slow-release fertilizer by members of the cooperative resulted in higher harvest yields. It seems that the stable nutrient supply effect was the reason. Only those who did not use it suffered early outbreaks and damage. It is evaluated that the use of high-quality coated slow-release fertilizer contributed to reducing the damage caused by the seed stripe disease that occurred nationwide this year. The advantage of slow-release fertilizer, which has a higher nutrient absorption rate compared to general fertilizer, and particularly the coated slow-release fertilizer, which provides stable nutrient supply to rice from transplanting until harvest, is analyzed to have had an effect in reducing the occurrence of seed stripe disease. According to the North Jeolla Province Hwangdeung Agricultural Cooperative, even though the seed stripe disease spread in the North ...