Buy square shaped watermelons this summer

A new hybrid and export variety of watermelon and muskmelon ‘Saraswati’ is all set to hit the markets of UP this summer. This variety of watermelon and melon is not only small in size but is also grown in square form using the seeds of the hybrid variety. Also in size.

Interestingly, Saraswati variety of watermelon and melon cultivated by farmers in Prayagraj has high TSS (total solid sugar) content. And about 1000 acres of land in Prayagraj, Kaushambi and Fatehpur districts is being cultivated using mulch film farming technology.

Generally, people know the common watermelon (green exterior and bright red interior), but these hybrid varieties will also have other colors such as yellow exterior and bright red interior or green exterior and yellow interior. .

Agriculture expert Manoj Kumar Srivastava said, “To produce good crops with limited resources, farmers are cultivating seeds brought from Taiwan. Small and medium sized watermelons and melons in round and square shapes are more preferred by fruit lovers across the country as they have total solid sugar (TSS) value ranging from 14 to 15 per cent.

However, farmers growing watermelons and melons say that they have grown new varieties of watermelons and melons with technical guidance and this hybrid variety of watermelons and melons is giving better profits to the farmers.
A farmer can earn a profit of Rs 80,000 to Rs 90,000 per acre. At present, a hybrid variety of watermelon and muskmelon is being cultivated across Ganga and Yamuna (Prayagraj), Muratganj of Kaushambi and Khaga in Fatehpur district. Saraswati variety of watermelon will soon be exported to other states. (IANS