“When the weather is wet and rainy, it is easy to get Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. Rape with Sclerotinia sclerotiorum is like cancer, so it is necessary to use carbendazim and procymidone to prevent it in advance … “Recently, Zhang Yaofeng, a science and technology correspondent from Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, was exchanging experience with rape growers in the provincial grain functional zone of Lijiang Village, Kaihua County.
A year’s plan lies in spring, and spring ploughing is the right time. In order to give full play to the supporting role of science and technology in spring ploughing production, Kaihua County Science and Technology Center and the Science and Technology Commissioner of the Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences launched the centralized service activity of “Science and Technology Going to the Countryside to Promote Spring Farming” in 2022, and went deep into the fields to understand the current status of spring ploughing production and the impact of low temperature, rainy and freezing weather on agricultural production, so as to ensure that the farming season is grasped and the farming is not missed. Based on their own professional advantages, combined with the local agricultural development reality and farmers’ differentiated needs, all science and technology commissioners scientifically impart professional knowledge such as crop selection, pruning, pest control, etc., solve technical problems needed by farmers’ production, and help spring ploughing production.
The activity was divided into two parts: scientific and technological knowledge training and technical on-site guidance. The technical problems easily encountered in the cultivation of grapes, morels and rapeseed were explained and on-site guidance was given. The atmosphere at the training site was warm, growers enthusiastically asked questions and experts answered them one by one. Farmers have said that these technologies are practical and can be used in agricultural production, which is helpful to increase production and income.
In the next step, Kaihua Science and Technology Innovation Center will take this activity as an opportunity to consolidate and improve the achievements of science and technology in helping agriculture, and with the advancement of agricultural production season, carry out targeted skills training and provide technical support, effectively helping our county to increase agricultural efficiency, increase farmers’ income and develop rural characteristic industries.
(Source: Kaihua County Economic and Information Technology Bureau)