Hapcheon-gun Garlic Clove Utilization Seed Production and Supply Project Evaluation Meeting Held

Garlic Seed Cloves Show Lower Virus Infection Rates and Express Seed-Specific Traits, Increasing Yield by 10-30%

Garlic Main Seedling Production and Supply Establishment Project Evaluation Meeting [Image Source=Hapcheon-gun]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] On the 14th, Hapcheon-gun, Gyeongnam Province, held an evaluation meeting for the garlic seedling production and supply project using garlic cloves at the agricultural machinery training center of Hapcheon-gun Agricultural Technology Center, attended by about 50 people including garlic clove cultivation farmers.

The garlic seedling production and supply system construction project aims to address the productivity decline caused by the degeneration of garlic seed stock and to reduce the use of imported seed stock. The project supplies garlic produced by sowing garlic cloves (first-generation clove garlic) to enable seed stock multiplication.

Garlic seed stock degenerates as generations pass, requiring continuous renewal. Garlic seed stock cultivated through clove cultivation shows a lower virus infection rate, expresses the seed's inherent characteristics, increases yield by 10-30%, and has a lower incidence of pests and diseases.

The expected supply amount of clove seed stock in the county this year is 48 tons, and it is estimated that farmers who sowed 24 hectares in 2021 to multiply garlic will be able to renew about 220 hectares.

Moon Jun-hee, mayor of Hapcheon-gun, stated, “We will actively strive to improve the quality and increase the yield of Hapcheon-gun garlic through continuous seed stock renewal, so that farmers' income can be increased.”

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