National Institute of Horticultural and Herbal Science

Technoloical convergence

Create a new driving force for growth with technoloical convergence.

It develops technologies that can help reassess ingredients and benefits of agricultural by-products to use them for cosmetics, food, and medicine, creating added value.

  • photos : Facial masks and jellies with citrus BiogelFacial masks and jellies with citrus Biogel
  • photo : Whitening cosmetics made from ginsengWhitening cosmetics made from ginseng
  • capture image : Database for functionalities of ginseng and medicinal plants extractsDatabase for functionalities of ginseng and medicinal plants extracts

It uses biotechnologies to produce transformants, disease-resistant crops, fruit virus-free plants, and origin identification technology for red ginseng concentrate.

  • photo : Biotechnology used high-valued cropsBiotechnology used high-valued crops
  • image : Technology for fruit virus-free plant productionTechnology for fruit virus-free plant production
  • image : Origin identification technology for Korean and foreign ginsengsOrigin identification technology for Korean and foreign ginsengs