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South Korea to showcase new locally bred chrysanthemums
South Korea’s Rural Development Administration will showcase new chrysanthemums at an evaluation event on Nov.
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The event at the National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science will display about 10 promising spray-type lines and five locally bred varieties.
The display includes Baekgang, a large white chrysanthemum that resists white rust and can reduce pesticide use and control work by 30% each.
Other varieties include Fresh Cool, whose green petals retain their colour in summer heat, and Yeondam, with white petals and a green centre.
Locally bred chrysanthemums have gained ground: their share of the South Korean market rose from 15% in 2010 to 34.4% last year.
Feedback will guide wider distribution of varieties that meet the needs of growers and consumers.
South Korea’s Rural Development Administration will hold an evaluation event for locally bred chrysanthemums on Nov. 4.
The event will showcase around 10 promising spray-type chrysanthemum lines and five domestic varieties.
Featured varieties include Baekgang, which is resistant to white rust, and Fresh Cool, which retains its flower color in hot weather.
The share of domestically bred chrysanthemums in South Korea rose from 15% in 2010 to 34.4% last year.
The agency says it will use feedback from growers and consumers to expand the supply of varieties that meet their needs.
- Who
- South Korea’s Rural Development Administration is holding the event for growers and consumers.
- What
- An evaluation event will present new locally bred chrysanthemums and breeding lines.
- When
- Nov. 4, 2026.
- Where
- The National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science.
- Why
- To promote the strengths of domestic chrysanthemums and gather feedback for developing new varieties.
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The Rural Development Administration announced that it would hold the evaluation event the following day.
The evaluation event is scheduled to showcase promising breeding lines and domestic varieties.
- Promising spray-type lines
- Around 10
- Domestic varieties
- 5
- Baekgang
- A large-flowered chrysanthemum described as South Korea’s first white-rust-resistant variety
- Reduced inputs with Baekgang
- Pesticide use and control labor can each be reduced by 30%
- Domestic chrysanthemum share
- 34.4% last year, up from 15% in 2010
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Based on feedback gathered at the evaluation event, we will expand the supply of varieties that satisfy both growers and consumers.