Rockmelon growing successfully in Bangladesh

Rockmelon, a desert fruit, is now being cultivated in Bangladesh. Three farmers from Cumilla and Khulna districts have successfully cultivated the desert fruit in their fields. Elias Mollah and Afzal Mollah, two brothers from Panchpota village in Dumuria upazila of Khulna district, have successfully cultivated the desert fruit rockmelon. For the first time, they have succeeded in experimental farming on the banks of the fish enclosure. The fruit has started to ripen. Following the successful cultivation of the desert fruit, Elias is now planning to go for its commercial production. Farmer Afzal Mollah said he tried to plant rockmelon on the advice of the local agriculture department. To test whether it can be grown on the bank of the fish enclosure, he planted rockmelon seeds on 10 decimals of land in June this year. The trees bear fruits a month after planting. Dumuria Upazila Agriculture Officer, Mosaddek Hossain said, "Rockmelon is a popular fruit in parts of the Middle Eastern ...