Jingyuan Wuhe: 10,000 acres of selenium sand melon "painted"

In the midsummer season, 10,000 acres of selenium sandy melon in Baita Village, Wuhe Town, Jingyuan County ushered in the harvest season. Under the blue sky and white clouds, the smooth and green watermelon is covered with the fields. The local villagers are picking, transferring, and loading the mature watermelon, and a joyful harvest picture is unfolding.

[Song Chenggang, a villager in Baita Village, Wuhe Town] I planted about 120 acres of selenium sand melon this year. The overall income is OK. It can earn 400,000 to 500,000. The quality of watermelon is good, sweeter, and big.

Because the selenium melon grows in the gravel land, the peel is hard and the storage is resistant to transportation. The natural preservation period is more than 50 days, which is very suitable for long -distance long -distance transportation. Since its listing, the selenium sand melon in Baita Village has attracted merchants from Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shaanxi, Inner Mongolia and other places to acquire by virtue of large, red, juice, and excellent quality.

[Mr. Chang, a Shaanxi merchant] I come to La Gua every year. It has been here for eleven years. The quality of selenium sand melon here is quite good.

The revitalization of the countryside, the prosperity of the industry is the foundation. In recent years, Wuhe Town has relying on its unique location advantages, large temperature difference between day and night, and sufficient sunshine, and actively explores the development path of characteristic dry sand watermelon, and vigorously promote the development of the selenium sand melon industry towards large -scale, standardization, and branding. The high -quality and efficient development of agriculture drives rural revitalization.

[Liu Xiaowei, Director of Wuhe Town Agricultural and Rural Comprehensive Service Center] In recent years, our Wuhe Town has taken the opportunity of rural rejuvenation as an opportunity to develop the special industry as the starting point to vigorously develop the selenium sand melon industry. The main body of business, in various ways such as technical training and variety introduction, encourage the masses to plant selenium sand melons. In 2022, the planting area of ​​selenium sand melon in the town has exceeded 10,000 mu, and the yield per mu has reached more than 7,000 pounds. It effectively increases the income of the masses and has also become a characteristic industry in our town.

Wei Limei, a reporter from Jingyuan County Rong Media Center

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