Excellent winter watermelon 'Santa Honey' wins the Presidential Prize for climate change response

Published Dec 2, 2025

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[Korean Farmers' News Reporter Jo Young-kyu] For the 21st time, NH Nongwoo Bio's 'Santa Honey' (watermelon) has been selected for the 'Excellence in Korean Varieties' Presidential Award. This variety, recognized for its ability to cope with climate changes such as insufficient sunlight, has increased its share of the domestic watermelon market during the winter season. The 'Excellence in Korean Varieties' program, organized by the National Institute of Crop Science, aims to select and reward excellent varieties cultivated in Korea, including food crops, vegetables, fruit trees, special crops, mushrooms, and flowers, to boost the breeding enthusiasm of breeders and promote the expansion of new variety exports. The award ceremony was held on November 28 at the aT Center in Yangjae-dong, Seoul.

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First anthracnose-resistant winter watermelon High praise for domestic winter watermelons replacing imported fruit ‘Geumsil’ strawberry and ‘Imperial’ pepper Receive Prime Minister’s Award for overseas market popularity Variety protection symposium held Proposals include ‘rice variety’ that reduces water use This year marks the 21st ‘Excellent Korean Varieties Award’ and the presidential award went to NH Nongwoo Bio’s ‘Santa Honey’ (watermelon). Recognized as a variety that increased the market share of domestic winter watermelons by responding to climate change, including insufficient sunlight. The ‘Excellent Korean Varieties Award’ is a program established by the National Institute of Crop Science to select and award excellent varieties bred domestically in food crops, vegetables, fruit trees, special crops, mushrooms, and flowers, aiming to boost the breeding enthusiasm of breeders and promote the expansion of new variety exports. The award ceremony was held on November 28 at ...

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