奇速英语时文阅读高三预测篇:马来西亚农场为日本甜瓜放音乐做按摩

时文摘要:日本甜瓜是世界上最昂贵的水果之一。马来西亚的一个农场为种植优质的日本甜瓜,为其播放音乐、做按摩。

奇速英语时文阅读高三预测篇:马来西亚农场为日本甜瓜放音乐做按摩

Farmers at Malaysia’s Mono Premium Melon company said they had discovered the right mix of nutrients and treatments to grow the top quality melons. One of the methods involves workers rubbing the melons with a soft cloth. The farmers believe that doing this can improve the taste of the fruit. They also play classical music around the plants, which is thought to increase growth. Seh Cheng Siang is the director and co-founder of the farm, in Putrajaya, south of Kuala Lumpur. "Every single Japanese melon that you see in our farm is almost like an art piece," Seh said.

Since the last century, farmers in Japan have been perfecting the art of growing the fruit. Japanese muskmelons are prized for their tastiness and exact, rounded shape. In Japan, the costly melons are sold in high-end stores as luxury products.

The farmers said they aim to grow melons with the same level of quality as those sold in Japan. But the process is more difficult in Malaysia because of the country’s hot and humid climate. Japan enjoys more moderate climate conditions than Malaysia. "We have to make sure that nutrition, the watering and the fertilizer are done very consistently and precisely," Seh said. He added that his company had tried growing more than 10 kinds of Japanese melon before settling on the right one.

The Malaysian farmers get their seeds from Japan and also travel to Japanese farms to learn the correct growing methods. The farmers say they had to do a lot of experimentation to find out exactly which ingredients provided the best nutrition for the muskmelon plants. The company’s efforts have been successful so far. The farmers reported that the first crop of 200 selected muskmelons had quickly sold out. Most of the sales happened online.

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