Gyeongbuk Agricultural Research Institute Registers and Distributes New Chrysanthemum Variety... High Expectations from Floriculture Farmers and Consumers

Development of Pompon-type Green Ball End, Purple Ball End, and Yellow Ball End

'Green Ball ND', which was exhibited at the Goyang International Flower Expo held in June and won the Excellent Variety Award.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Gwiyeol] At the Gumi Floriculture Research Institute of the Gyeongbuk Agricultural Technology Center, three new spray chrysanthemum varieties, including Green Ball ND, registered with the National Seed Management Office this month, were distributed to floriculture farmers.

This is expected to reduce the royalty burden on farmers and contribute to income growth.

The spray chrysanthemum, a major cut flower, has a diverse consumer base, a short variety renewal period of 3 to 4 years, and rapidly changing consumer preferences, increasing the demand for new varieties among floriculture farmers.

The newly registered spray chrysanthemums have various flower colors, and especially have a pompon type flower shape, which is round and highly preferred by consumers. They can also be cultivated in a disbud type, where only one flower is left and others are removed, making them popular among both farmers and consumers.

Green Ball ND is a green pompon-type spray chrysanthemum for cut flowers, characterized by a small flower diameter (4.2 cm) and a short flowering period of about 7 weeks. It was exhibited at the Goyang International Flower Expo held in June and won the Excellent Variety Award.

Purple Ball ND, a purple pompon flower-shaped item.

Purple Ball ND, a purple pompon-type, has excellent consumer preference and is resistant to TSWV virus caused by thrips, which severely damage chrysanthemums, raising high expectations among farmers.

Yellow Ball ND.

Yellow Ball ND is a yellow pompon-type variety developed by crossing Nokki, a white pompon type, and Purple ND, a yellow double-flower type. It has a small flower diameter of 3.4 cm and a flowering period of about 55 days.

The Agricultural Technology Center plans to commercially license and distribute the three varieties, including Green Ball ND, to floriculture farmers in the second half of this year after review by the Seed Committee.

'Commercial licensing' means transferring the rights to produce and sell the developed varieties from the variety rights holder (Gyeongbuk Province) to seed companies or agricultural organizations.

Shin Yongseup, director of the Gyeongbuk Agricultural Technology Center, said, "Once the new chrysanthemum varieties developed at the Gumi Floriculture Research Institute are actively distributed to farmers, it will greatly help secure the competitiveness of the local floriculture industry. We will continue to develop superior varieties and strive to develop varieties that earn royalties in the global market."

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