Stavropol, Russia to plant melons and gourds on about 1 thousand ha in 2021

Published 2021년 4월 29일

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The article highlights the commencement of melon planting in the Stavropol Territory, Russia, with 200 hectares, which is 16% of the targeted area for 2021. The Ponomarevo farm in the Grachevsky district has planted around 200,000 watermelon seedlings through grafting to ensure an early harvest. Over 15 years, the farm has tested around 1,000 varieties of watermelons and melons. The region plans to expand melon and gourd planting to 1,000 hectares in 2021, having harvested 14,000 tons in 2020 from 1,200 hectares. The farming is done using environmentally friendly practices, including the use of the trichoderma mushroom as a natural pesticide.

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In a number of agricultural organizations of the Stavropol Territory (RF), in order to obtain an early harvest in April, they begin to plant melons in open ground. According to the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, to date, 200 hectares of melons have already been planted, or 16% of the planned for 2021. By the beginning of the season, the workers of the Ponomarevo farm from the Grachevsky district planted about 200 thousand watermelon seedlings - they connected a watermelon sprout with the root of a wild rootstock plant. “The main thing here is to perform the operation with filigree precision and not to introduce pathogens into the stem. Grafting is done to get an early harvest. The root system, to which the watermelon "takes root", is much more powerful. In this case, the striped berry receives more nutrition than usual, ”explained the head of the farm, Roman Ponomarev. K (F) X "Ponomarevo" is not just one of the largest producers of melons and gourds in ...

Source: Eastfruit