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Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) is a flowering plant species of the Cucurbitaceae family and the name of its edible fruit. A scrambling and trailing vine -like plant, it is a highly cultivated fruit worldwide, with more than 1,000 varieties .
Helmeted guinea fowl in tall grass. Many foods were originally domesticated in West Africa, including grains like African rice, Pearl Millet, Sorghum, and Fonio; tree crops like Kola nut, used in Coca-Cola, and Oil Palm; and other globally important plant foods such as Watermelon, Tamarind, Okra, Black-eye peas, and Yams. [2]
Watermelon seeds were the earliest to be consumed in China during the Tang dynasty and only became widespread during the Ming and Qing dynasties. [ 1 ] The Wanli Emperor was described by Liu Ruoyu in the Zhuo Zhong Zhi to have “loved eating fresh watermelon seeds baked with salt .” [ 1 ] There is a folk song from the late Ming that ...
1607: hominy first introduced to European explorers by Native Americans in Jamestown, Virginia [73] 1609: A trial planting in Virginia is the first cultivation of Rice in the United States. [25] 1625: Watermelons are widespread in Europe, as a minor garden crop. [33] 1629: First introduction of watermelons in North America, in Massachusetts. [33]
Sanchez’s mother, Sanjuana Sanchez, better known as the “Watermelon Lady,” saw an uptick in watermelon and fresh fruit sales Thursday as the Triangle experiences a heat wave. Six days a week
The oriental melon (Cucumis melo Makuwa Group) is a group of Cucumis melo cultivars that are produced in East Asia. [1] [2] Phylogenetic studies tracing the genetic lineage of the plant suggest that it may have originated in eastern India, having then spread to China over the Silk Road, from which it was introduced to Korea and Japan.
Chen Wen-yu (Chinese: 陳文郁; 20 November 1925 – 7 December 2012) was a Taiwanese botanist, horticulturist and an inventor in agriculture science.He bred new strains and varieties of plants, including fruits, flowers, and vegetables over his 70-year-long career.
In 205 BC a city built at the current location of Zhongwei urban area, which would grow as irrigation systems were built to allow farming. [7] In 1226 Genghis Khan captured Zhongwei; and in 1403 the city was named Zhongwei, part of Shaanxi. [7] In 1920 Zhongwei was struck by the Haiyuan earthquake; and in 1926 the highway from Lanzhou to ...