(Baonghean.vn) - This spring crop, along with corn and peanuts, Van Dien commune (Nam Dan district) continues to plant squash on an area of 2 hectares. This is a high-yielding vegetable, averaging 2.5 tons/sao, 7.5 times higher than corn.
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| At this time in Van Dien (Nam Dan), farmers have gone to the fields to start the spring crop. Along with corn, peanuts and other vegetables, this is the second season Van Dien has planted squash on the converted land. |
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| The variety used is the squash Sat HN 999. To support people in care and planting, the commune's agricultural extension officers and plant protection officers went down to the fields to instruct people on how to sow seeds. |
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| Mr. Nguyen Van Quyen - Plant Protection Officer of Van Dien commune said: HN 999 squash variety has thin skin, dark green color, few seeds, sweet taste and especially very high yield, elongated fruit 40-60cm, fruit weight from 2 - 2.5 kg. |
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| Ms. Vuong Thi Nhuan (Truong Long hamlet - Van Dien) said: Last winter, her family planted 1 sao of squash, yielding 3 tons/sao, traders came to buy at the field at a price of 5 - 7 thousand VND/kg. It turns out that each sao of squash her family earned 7 - 8 million VND, compared to the previous corn growing, the efficiency was 7.5 times higher. This year she decided to expand the area of 2 sao of squash. |
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| Ms. Nguyen Thi Ha - an agricultural extension officer of the commune said: To support people in applying science and technology to production, officers from the district agricultural extension station and the provincial agricultural extension center go to the fields to guide people on seed sowing techniques and care. |
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| Along with growing squash, currently in Van Dien, some families have boldly converted corn and peanut land to grow flowers. Ms. Luong Thi Lan (Nam Thung hamlet) said: In 2014, her family decided to switch from corn to flower growing. Currently, she grows 2.5 sao of flowers, which means each flower season brings in an income of 15 million VND. |
Thanh Thuy
