Vietnam: Heavy rain damages research institute's melons

Published 2022년 11월 21일

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Heavy floodwater from November 20 to 21 caused significant damage to the Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology's agricultural facilities in Quy Nhon city, Binh Dinh. The flood submerged the greenhouse, where crops like cucumbers, bitter melons, and melons were grown, as well as orchids, to a depth of 60cm. Although some net houses remained undamaged due to their higher elevation, the one dedicated to 1,000 melon roots suffered extensive losses, with an estimated 50% yield reduction. This greenhouse, recently equipped with new honey bee boxes to aid pollination, now faces challenges in producing quality melons due to the floodwater's impact on the plant's reproductive development. The incident underscores the benefits of bee pollination, which efficiently covers a larger area and allows for more uniform fruit development compared to manual pollination.

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According to Master Le Duc Dung, Deputy Head of the Department of Vegetables, Flowers and Ornamental Plants at the Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology of the South Central Coast, heavy rain from the dawn of November 20 until 10:30 a.m. on the same day caused the agency to Institute's located on Tay Son street (in Nhon Phu ward, Quy Nhon city, Binh Dinh) was flooded up to 60cm. Water overflowed into the net house growing cucumbers, bitter melons, melons, orchids, etc., causing a flood of 40cm. The net houses grow bitter melon, orchids, cucumbers thanks to the high ground, so they are not flooded, especially the 500m2 net house planted 1,000 melon roots was flooded causing heavy damage. “Melon has been planted for 25 days, in the flowering stage, the pollination is flooded, causing the female flowers that are about to be pollinated to turn yellow. Normally, cantaloupe is left from the 10th (eye) stinger or more, the lower ones are pruned, leaving only flowers from 10 or ...

Source: Agriculture