Quynh Thang is expanding the area planted with fragrant root crops.

(Baonghean.vn) - Quynh Thang commune, Quynh Luu district, has the second largest area of ​​fragrant root crops among local crops. Currently, farmers are preparing the land and seedlings on the harvested areas.

According to residents of Quynh Thang, in order to have a regular water supply for irrigating the fragrant root plants, almost every family digs a pond in their garden to store water.

Quynh Thang commune has a diverse crop structure, including sugarcane, cassava, pineapple, rice, and fragrant root (Cinnamomum camphora)... Specifically, sugarcane covers 300 hectares, cassava 190 hectares, wet rice 250 hectares, pineapple 65 hectares, and fragrant root approximately 265 hectares. Among these, fragrant root is one of the key crops driving the local economy.

Mr. Nguyen Van Son from Hamlet 1, Tien Thanh, is preparing the land for new planting after harvesting a crop of fragrant roots.

The fragrant root plant has been widely cultivated here since 1998 on soft, gravelly soil on the hillsides. Every year at the beginning of the year, people prepare the land, make furrows, fertilize, and plant new seedlings. By producing seedlings on-site, the growers do not have to invest in seedlings. After more than a year of planting and caring for the plants, one hectare of fragrant root yields an income of around 150 million VND.

To propagate seedlings on-site, vigorous, multi-branched, disease-free clumps of fragrant root are selected, then divided into several parts for new planting.

The main harvest of agarwood roots is from October of the previous year to January of the following year. After drying, the product is mainly sold to incense-making villages inside and outside the province. Currently, many households in Quynh Thang have switched from cassava to growing agarwood roots, so the area under cultivation is increasing.

Xuan Hoang