Agricultural news

Scientific consulation “enhencing the control capacity for Cadmium and Auramine O in durien cultivation and production in Vietnam”(09/10/2025)

On September 30th, 2025, the Western Highlands Agriculture and Forestry Science Institute (WASI) organized a scientific consultation meeting to develop the research proposal titled “Enhancing the ControlCapacity for Cadmium and Auramine O in Durian Cultivation and production in Vietnam”. The event was part of a larger project on controlling these two substances to promote the sustainable development of the fruit and vegetable innovation network in the Western Highlands, led by…

Evaluating the Seed Propagation Potential of Selected Vietnamese Black Pepper Varieties (Piper nigrum)(06/06/2023)

ABSTRACT Sexual hybridation is primary method for black pepper breeding in order to select good varieties with higher productivity, yield, quality as well as resistance to disease and environmental risks. Research showed that white pepper seeds germinated after 13-27 days after incubation, most of seeds were germinated 15-23 days after incubation with 56,1-86,9% of seeds germinated. The three-month old seedlings of  H-DP6 and  H-L1 showed better growth with good plants…

Diversified Crop Rotation: An Approach for Sustainable Agriculture Production(22/11/2021)

Kabita Kumari Shah et al, 2021 Diversified crop rotation (DCR) improves the efficiency of farming systems all over the world. It has the potentiality to improve soil condition and boost system productivity. Improved soil attributes such as increased soil water uptake and storage, and a greater number of beneficial soil organisms, may improve yield tolerance to drought and other hard growing conditions in a variety of crop rotations. Crop rotations…

The determination of the best heat pump drying mode for manufacturing green peppercorn(15/10/2020)

Green peppercorn is a special product from pepper cherries. Green peppercorn has a very specific flavor and different with other pepper products (black pepper, white pepper): fresh and light flavour of green peppercorn, excellent aftertaste and good hot. In the world, there are some products of green peppercorn, such as: dried green pepper, green pepper in vinegar and freeze-dried green peppercorn.  These products usually have high economic value and they…

Research on the suitable dose of controlled release fertilizer for Robusta coffee in mature stage on reddish brown basalt soil in Dak Lak(30/08/2020)

Nguyễn Thị Hồng Hạnh, Đinh Thị Nhã Trúc, Phan Việt Hà The Western Highland Agriculture and Forestry Science Institute In coffee intensive farming, most farmers use soluble chemical fertilizers. However, when facing unfavorable conditions, a large amount of fertilizer will be lost; leading to reduces cost-effectiveness and increases the risk of environmental pollution. Therefore, the experiment “Research on the suitable dose of controlled release fertilizer for Robusta coffee in mature…

A study result of the effectiveness of cinnamon bark extract in preventing Fusarium oxysporum from harming coffee trees(12/08/2020)

Nguyen Xuan Hoa, Ph.D and Nguyen Thi Thien Trang, BA. Division of Agriculture System This study was carried out to evaluate the effectiveness of biopreparation against Fusarium oxysporum in coffee. The experiment was conducted on an 8-year-old coffee, arranged in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with 4 formulas, 3 replications, 9 coffee trees per plot; between two plots, there is a row of coffee to separate. One liter of…

The current status of mechanization application in coffee cultivation(02/07/2020)

Coffee production includes cultivation activities such as weeding, spraying, watering, and fertilizing. According to the result of the Western Highlands Agriculture and Forestry Science Institute on surveying 150 coffee farmers, farmers apply mechanization in soil preparation and farming (tending, harvesting, post-harvest); 46.27% of surveyed farmers using machines to plow, cultivate and dig holes; 100% farmers do not apply mechanization in fertilization and shaping. Farmers mainly apply mechanization in weeding and…