Thursday, May 19, 2011
Exploding watermelons! Acres of crops erupt
BEIJING — Watermelon fields in eastern China are a mess of burst fruit after farmers used growth chemicals in an attempt to make extra money but ended up ruining their crops, state media reported Tuesday. An investigative report by China Central Television found farms in and around Danyang city in Jiangsu province were losing acres of fruit to the problem.
The farmers sprayed forchlorfenuron, a growth accelerator, during overly wet weather and put it on too late in the season, which made the melons burst, CCTV said, citing agricultural experts. link
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