Hail damages Jeju tangerines and field crops in South Korea
Fresh Mandarin
Published Nov 22, 2023
Tridge summary
Crop damage caused by hail in the Jeju area has led to the need for crop-specific management to minimize further damage. Hail with a diameter of approximately 10 mm fell for about 10 minutes in some areas except eastern Jeju on the afternoon of the 17th. The damage includes citrus peels, cabbage, broccoli, and broken chive leaves, which may affect the marketability and growth of crops.
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[Korea Farmers and Fishermen Newspaper Reporter Kang Jae-nam] With crop damage caused by sporadic hail in the Jeju area, crop-specific management is required to minimize damage. According to the Jeju Special Self-Governing Provincial Agricultural Research and Extension Services, hail with a diameter of approximately 10 mm fell for about 10 minutes in some areas except eastern Jeju on the afternoon of the 17th. Due to the hail that fell that day, damage to citrus peels occurred in unharvested open tangerine orchards, damage to cabbage and broccoli, and damage to broken chive leaves were confirmed. Seonhee Moon, head of the Technical Support Coordination Department, said, “There are concerns that hail damage will reduce the marketability and ...
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