Jeonnam Jangseong-gun "No More Worries About Rice Diseases and Pests with Controlled Water Management"

Jangseong-gun, Jeollanam-do recently held a 'Rice Seedling Tray Drenching Field Demonstration' at the Jangseong Nonghyup Seedling Center.

Drenching treatment is a technique developed in 2016 by the Jeonnam Agricultural Research and Extension Services, where diluted pesticides are applied to seedling trays using a nozzle or sprayer with low water pressure. The pesticide effect lasts steadily, resulting in high control efficiency.

If drenching treatment is applied to seedling trays 1 to 3 days before transplanting, sufficient pest control effects can be achieved with just one application.

Especially when applied to early-maturing varieties or double-cropped rice with a short growing period, late-stage pest and disease control can be omitted, reducing labor and production costs.

About 100 people, including local farmers interested in seedling tray drenching, Nonghyup officials, and responsible public officers, attended the demonstration held on the 3rd under the supervision of the Jeonnam Agricultural Research and Extension Services.

After the technology demonstration and Q&A session, farmers praised the technique, saying, "Due to abnormal climate, it was difficult to predict pest and disease outbreaks and control timing, but the drenching technique has eased our burden."

A Jangseong-gun official who concluded the demonstration said, "We expect the application of seedling tray drenching technology to greatly contribute to efficient pest and disease control and the production of high-quality rice."

Jangseong = Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Jo Hangyu bless4ya@asiae.co.kr

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