Jiangxi pear melon is a treasure of our country and an excellent variety of melon. It is cultivated all over Jiangxi, and Shangrao and Nanchang melons are the most famous. The maturity is just in the hot season, fresh food quenches thirst and dissipates heat, and the yield per unit area is high. It has become a domestic and export product, and its cultivation has become more common in recent years.
This melon is white and looks like a pear. It tastes watery and sweet. Each melon weighs one to two Jin. It is similar in size and shape to the famous Lanzhou white melon, but not the same. White melons eat meat without skin, sweet as honey; Jiangxi pear melon belongs to thin-skinned melon, which is not only delicious. Moreover, the skin is extremely thin, and it tastes sweet and pleasant with skin, and there is no residue at all.
The words "crisp, sweet and fragrant" appropriately sum up the characteristics of Jiangxi pear melons. Pear melon originated in Shangrao, Jiangxi, with a long history. Because of its good quality and strong adaptability, it has been in the market for a long time and is gradually popularized.
Appearance characteristics of pear melon
It is oblate, generally 8 cm high, with a diameter of 10 cm and a weight of 370g. It is slightly wider at the top and thinner at the bottom, with an inconspicuous shallow ditch. The navel at the top is slightly raised, and the skin is white with fruit lines, and the flesh is shiny, milky, tender and crisp, sweet, like Sydney flavor, hence the name.
Native to the tropics, I like warmth. The suitable growth temperature is 18-35℃. The taproot is short, the root system is shallow, and the lateral roots are covered with reticulation. This vine is good at branching. The first female flower is born in 4-6 knots, and the mother vine can bear melons at the same time. It takes about 60-65 days to broadcast directly in the open field, and it takes 20-25 days from the appearance of male flowers to the ripening of fruits.
The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Jiangxi Pear Melon.