Research Center for Development of Advanced Horticultural Technology
Introduction
- Developing a sustainable horticulture industry after the Uruguay Round and establishing abundant and harmonious rural area
- Increasing research capacity of a local university and establishing efficient system among university, research institutes, industry, and government
- Securing technological advantages and striving for scientific development to deal with agricultural products import opening
- Entering the global market through low-input and high-quality production, and developing local brand Training professionals who can work at advanced horticultural areas
- Organization Name Research Center for Development of Advanced Horticultural Technology
- #305, Building S21-5, 1 Chungdae-ro, Seowon-gu, Cheongju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do, 28644, Republic of Korea
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TEL : +82-43-261-3227 FAX : +82-43-272-5369
Location : Chungbuk National University Director : Professor Kim Dae-il
E-mail : paekky@chungbuk.ac.kr
Organization Participants
About 110 members from Chungbuk National University, four other universities, and three research institutes
Chungbuk Rural Development Agency, Protected Grape Research Station, Protected Vegetable Research Station, and Protected Garlic Research Station as public research institute participants
A total of 16 organizations, including 5 private research institutes (e.g. Heungnong Seed Cultivation Research Institute), 5 horticulture industries, and farming association corporations
Research Areas and Details
- Production of Superior Seedlings and Development of New Materials
- Producing disease-free superior seedlings of imported nutrient-propagated plants
- Developing new environmental- and disease-resistant materials through genetic engineering methods
- Development of High-Quality Production Technologies
- Nutrient solution culture techniques to maximize land use, and fertility management techniques to prevent salt accumulation
- Harvest season adjustment for low-input and high-quality production, and agricultural waste recycling technologies
- Improvement of Environmental Conservation and Stability
- Developing residual insecticides mitigation technologies and environmentally-friendly pest control methods
- Developing microorganisms and using beneficial natural enemies to suppress disease outbreaks
- Improvement of Business Management & Distribution and Information Delivery System
- Efficiency analysis of investment costs and efficient fostering of local specialty crop production organizations Establishing a price and technology information system using farm computers, and using a geographic information system
Education and Learning Activities
- Publishing agricultural guides and professional books every year through the New Farmers’ Association and running a farming college
- Introducing a faculty meeting system for each item to hold on-site discussions and technology training sessions Running a plant specialized hospital to provide diagnoses and control methods for pests
Industry-University Collaboration and International Cooperation
- At least 10 industry-university-research projects annually
- On-site training for university students
- Joint research with other universities and international institutes, and student exchanges
Facilities
Five advanced greenhouses, a large cultivation space, and a resonance engineering laboratory
Highly-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and 50 other high-cost devices
Features
- Establishing cell and organ culture systems using bioreactors
- Developing hybrid plants through interspecific protoplast fusion
- Isolation and identification of useful rhizobia from garden plants for use in cultivated plants
- Development of sound process seedling technology using DIF