en.Wedoany.com Reported - Following a hailstorm in southern Ningxia, the Ningxia Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences activated an emergency response, dispatching five science and technology service teams and compiling an emergency manual to guide farmers in crop rescue during the critical window period. From June 4 to 5, areas including Haiyuan County in Zhongwei City, Tongxin County in Wuzhong City, and Pengyang County in Guyuan City were hit by continuous heavy rain and hail, affecting over 140,000 mu of crops such as corn, goji berries, wheat, and flax, as well as economic forests and fruit trees, with estimated economic losses exceeding 120 million yuan. The academy quickly mobilized 38 researchers from five science and technology service teams in Pengyang, Haiyuan, Tongxin, Xiji, and Yuanzhou districts to rush to the affected areas and provide technical assistance.
President Chang Xuewen stated that the 0 to 7 days after a disaster are the golden window for crop rescue, and timely implementation of management practices such as draining water, clearing gardens, pruning and protecting plants, disease prevention and fertilization, and replanting or reseeding is key to quickly restoring crop growth, reducing disaster losses, and safeguarding planting income. The academy compiled the "Practical Emergency Operation Manual for Crop and Economic Forest Wind and Hail Disasters," which covers six major sections and 32 practical measures, providing differentiated rescue plans for 11 types of crops including corn, wheat, and flax. The manual includes methods for total crop failure remediation, reference tables for pesticide and fertilizer ratios, and contact information for each emergency rescue team to facilitate technical consultations for farmers.
The manual details the handling points for various crops. For completely failed corn, wheat, and pepper fields, preparations should be made as soon as possible to replant autumn grain crops such as buckwheat and millet. For crops with reduced yields due to the disaster, a compound formulation to promote germination and supplement nutrients can be sprayed twice to stimulate growth. The growth point of corn seedlings is wrapped by outer leaves; as long as it is not broken, it may still continue to grow. Pepper seedlings are relatively small; as long as they are not broken, they usually only have abrasions, and spraying a growth promoter can also aid recovery.
On June 8, science and technology service team members Wu Guoping and Zeng Yanxia, together with local agricultural experts from Guyuan City, provided services at the Huangfu Mi Cultural Park in Pengyang County and Ningxia Dong'ang Agricultural Technology Co., Ltd. For important local economic crops such as red plum apricots, the manual provides clear handling plans, including draining water from the tree disk, clearing mud from the roots, pruning severely damaged branches, applying wound healing agents, removing defective fruits, and retaining healthy young fruits. On-site experts demonstrated pruning, applying medicine, and fertilizing operations according to the manual's requirements, and distributed agricultural supplies such as potassium dihydrogen phosphate, fruit tree wound healing agents, and thiophanate-methyl to farmers free of charge.
Farmer Zhang Shigang said that seeing the fallen corn seedlings and red plum apricots scattered on the ground, he initially thought there was no hope for a harvest, but after referring to the manual and listening to expert explanations, he realized that with proper management, the crops could still recover. Farmer Wang Yonghong noted that the manual is highly practical and easy to operate, and with scientific and technological support, he feels more confident about post-disaster recovery. Liu Changqing, Party Secretary of the Ningxia Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, stated that the academy will continue to monitor the recovery of affected crops and provide full-growth-cycle technical support to all regions, aiming to minimize disaster losses and safeguard farmers' incomes.
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