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Journal of Agriculture ›› 2019, Vol. 9 ›› Issue (11): 89-95.doi: 10.11923/j.issn.2095-4050.cjas18090022

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Watermelon and Melon Industry in Jiangsu: Current Situation of Development and Countermeasures

孙兴祥, 马江黎   

  • Received:2018-09-28 Revised:2019-04-11 Accepted:2019-04-24 Online:2019-11-19 Published:2019-11-19

Abstract: Watermelon is an important industrial crop in Jiangsu, which plays a key role in the adjustment of agricultural structure and promoting the increase of farmers’ income. Based on the field research, questionnaire survey, telephone consultation, literature reviews and other methods during 2015-2017, we investigated the planting areas, yield, varieties, fertilization, production cost and benefit situation of watermelon and melon in Jiangsu, and analyzed the main problems in the industry development. The results showed that: the cultivation benefit of watermelon and melon in Jiangsu was high, but the problems of production input and employment cost were outstanding, and the difficulty of increasing planting efficiency was increased. Therefore, some suggestions such as popularizing excellent new varieties, popularizing new technologies, strengthening science and technology training, improving industrialized operation and cultivating the brand are put forward.

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