Nongjinwon-Jeonnam University, verifying the effect of microbial farming... improvement in sugar content and quality
Published 2025년 10월 30일
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(Iksan=Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Jinbang = The Korea Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology announced on the 30th that it has verified the effectiveness of microbial farming methods in collaboration with a research team led by Professor Jeong Woojin from Chonnam National University.
This research was conducted through the "2025 Agricultural Technology Industry-Academia Cooperation Support Project," which aims to disseminate university agricultural technology to farms and verify its effectiveness through field testing.
The research team developed a Bacillus velezensis CE100 microbe that promotes the proliferation of beneficial bacteria in the soil and inhibits harmful bacteria. This strain has the ability to decompose chitin and gelatin, which helps inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria in the soil and improves the microbial environment around plant roots.
The research team manufactured a microbial preparation based on this microbe and conducted field tests on watermelon and melon farms in Gochang County, North Jeolla Province, starting in August.
The results of the field test showed that fruit sugar content increased by more than 10%, the incidence of diseases and pests decreased from 20-30% to less than 3%, fertilizer and pesticide usage was reduced by more than 20%, beneficial bacteria increased by 30.8%, and harmful bacteria decreased by 78.3%.
Kim Dae-hyun, a farmer from Gochang County who participated in the field test, said, "Before using the microbial preparation, the damage from wilt disease was severe, but after using it, the damage almost disappeared, and the sugar content and quality improved significantly, increasing our income by more than 50%."
The research team plans to expand the application of the powder-type microbial preparation to various crops and fields, including greenhouse vegetables, leafy vegetables, and golf course lawns, based on the results of this field test.
Ahn Ho-geun, Director of the Agricultural Technology Institute, said, "This field test result is a model example for solving agricultural issues and spreading future eco-friendly agriculture and is the starting point for agricultural technology innovation in response to climate change. We will continue to actively support the increase in farmers' income and the development of sustainable agriculture by collaborating with the Rural Development Administration, universities, and other research institutions."
This research was conducted through the "2025 Agricultural Technology Industry-Academia Cooperation Support Project," which aims to disseminate university agricultural technology to farms and verify its effectiveness through field testing.
The research team developed a Bacillus velezensis CE100 microbe that promotes the proliferation of beneficial bacteria in the soil and inhibits harmful bacteria. This strain has the ability to decompose chitin and gelatin, which helps inhibit the growth of harmful bacteria in the soil and improves the microbial environment around plant roots.
The research team manufactured a microbial preparation based on this microbe and conducted field tests on watermelon and melon farms in Gochang County, North Jeolla Province, starting in August.
The results of the field test showed that fruit sugar content increased by more than 10%, the incidence of diseases and pests decreased from 20-30% to less than 3%, fertilizer and pesticide usage was reduced by more than 20%, beneficial bacteria increased by 30.8%, and harmful bacteria decreased by 78.3%.
Kim Dae-hyun, a farmer from Gochang County who participated in the field test, said, "Before using the microbial preparation, the damage from wilt disease was severe, but after using it, the damage almost disappeared, and the sugar content and quality improved significantly, increasing our income by more than 50%."
The research team plans to expand the application of the powder-type microbial preparation to various crops and fields, including greenhouse vegetables, leafy vegetables, and golf course lawns, based on the results of this field test.
Ahn Ho-geun, Director of the Agricultural Technology Institute, said, "This field test result is a model example for solving agricultural issues and spreading future eco-friendly agriculture and is the starting point for agricultural technology innovation in response to climate change. We will continue to actively support the increase in farmers' income and the development of sustainable agriculture by collaborating with the Rural Development Administration, universities, and other research institutions."
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(Iksan=Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Jinbang = The Korea Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology announced on the 30th that it has verified the effectiveness of microbial farming methods in collaboration with a research team led by Professor Jeong Woojin from Chonnam National University. This research was conducted through the "2025 Agricultural Technology Industry-Academia Cooperation Support Project," which aims to disseminate university agricultural technology to farms and verify its effectiveness through field testing. The research team developed a Bacillus velezensis CE100 microbe that promotes the proliferation of beneficial bacteria in the soil and inhibits harmful bacteria. This strain has the ability to decompose chitin and gelatin, thereby inhibiting the growth of harmful bacteria in the soil and improving the microbial environment around plant roots. The research team manufactured a microbial preparation based on this microbe and conducted field tests on watermelon ...
Source: Yna
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