Hetao honeydew melon

Category: Agricultural and sideline products Category: name of dried and fresh fruit: Hetao honeydew melon alias: Wallace melon Inner Mongolia golden honeydew melon province: Inner Mongolia region: Hetao region features: round or lemon-shaped, with smooth skin and cracks, melon pulp is pure white, green white and emerald green. The meat is thick and its taste is unique. Remarks: Introduction: It is produced in Hetao area, Inner Mongolia, and is a local variety introduced from Lanzhou in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China and cultivated by hybridization for many years. The production area is located at the edge of the desert of Wulanbuhe and Kubuqi, which is the alluvial plain of the Yellow River, with deep soil layer, fertile soil and a lot of organic minerals. The annual sunshine is more than 3OOO hours, the climate is dry, and the temperature difference between day and night is large; Rich in water resources, the annual precipitation is about 160 mm. Although it is dry and rainy, the Yellow River passes through the area and irrigation is convenient. Hetao honeydew melon is a mid-early maturing variety, which is sown in early May and matured in early August every year, with 2 ~ 3 melons per plant. Round or lemon-shaped. It belongs to non-netted melon with smooth skin and cracks, and is divided into three skin colors: orange red, orange yellow and green hemp. The pulp is pure white, green white and emerald green. The meat is 3 ~ 4 cm thick and has a high sugar content of 12 ~ 15%. Its taste is unique, with the aroma of apple, banana and pineapple; Convenient transportation and easy storage. At present, Dengkou, Linhe, Wuyuan, Hangjinhou Banner and Wulate Qianqi in Hetao area are all planted. Among them, honey melons produced in Kuaihui County are beautiful in shape, moderate in size, bright in skin color, pure in quality, sweet and refreshing, and have been exported to Hong Kong.
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