Gangwon ginseng field was damaged by heavy rain

Published Aug 11, 2020

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Record heavy rains in Gangwon province have caused significant damage to ginseng farms, with 58.7 square kilometers of fields buried, locked, or lost in 93 farms across eight cities and counties. The Gangwon Ginseng Cooperative Association has declared it as wider than the combined area of 80 soccer fields. The damage is due to excessive rainfall and subsequent root rot disease, especially in farms with poor soil drainage or lack of sun protection facilities. The Gangwon-do Agricultural Technology Institute urges farmers to drain the fields, clean the crops, and immediately harvest young roots affected by flooding for more than six hours. They also recommend farmers to apply drugs to control various pests such as spotty disease and anthrax.

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(Chuncheon = Yonhap News) Reporter Jiwoong Yang = It was revealed that ginseng farms in the province suffered rain damage amid record heavy rains in the Gangwon area. According to the Gangwon Ginseng Cooperative Association on the 11th, it was counted that up to this day, 58.7㏊ of ginseng fields were locked, buried, or lost in 93 farms in 8 cities and counties. This is wider than the combined area of 80 soccer fields (0.73㏊). Of these, Cheorwon was the widest with 19.6㏊, followed by Hongcheon and Wonju with 10.2㏊ and 10.1㏊, respectively. The damage from lotus root was 11.7㏊ for 6 years old, 11.2㏊ for 5 years old, 5.7㏊ for 4 years old, 10.1㏊ for 3 years old, 10.6㏊ for 2 years old, and 9.4㏊ for seedlings and direct fire. If more than 700㎜ of rain falls for 2 months or more than 200㎜ of concentration per day, the ginseng yield is greatly reduced. In particular, when the heat continues while the soil is moist after the rainy season is over, root rot disease easily occurs in farms with ...

Source: Yna