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New types of tasty Watermelon now available in Shanghai, China

| Apr 15, 2023, 05:01:32 PM | AP
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The weather has turned hot, and the first batch of early-maturing local watermelons and melons have been launched in the market 10 days earlier than usual. New products such as "Meteor Melon" and black-skin watermelon brings out a feast to customers. Pudong has planted nearly 60% of Shanghai's watermelon, which is also home to new varieties in the melon industry. This "Meteor Melon", selected by the Shanghai Academy of Agricultural Sciences, is a crispy yellow flesh melon. Because of its skin pattern, it has been popular among citizens since its debut. The earliest locally grown "Black Tianjin Yellow-Flesh Watermelon" is at least 20 days ahead of 8424 variety watermelon. The Sanlin Watermelon, which is famous by its texture, has also gradually matured and launched. As a geographical indication protection product in Shanghai, Bang Melon is now protected and cultivated by a specific cooperative, with four layers of covering to keep the greenhouse temperature staying at 30 degrees Celsius. At present, sweet melon has started large-scale promotion of vertical planting, shifting from climbing vines on the ground to growing on trees. This year, a total of 25,000 acres of spring watermelon and nearly 10,000 acres of sweet melons were planted in Shanghai.

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