The daily reporter of the technology newspaper, man fei hung, chu, leung lok
The planting of watermelons in winter is a novelty for the new frontier in the northwest。
A plant of seedlings is growing in the greenhouses shed in the town of jinan, tsule district, kash region. In two months' time, the watermelon here will mature and, through logistics, will reach large cities thousands of kilometres away。
How does this small town of the south, shule county, break the time and space limit so that the watermelons can “residence” in winter? In recent days, the journalist of science and technology has been looking into the county's “vealing” modern efficient agricultural demonstration park (hereinafter “the model park”)。
Three to four hundred metres from the destination, a full greenhouse shed outside the window has been shown in the curtains and the “body” appears to be broader than the traditional one。
When the curtains were lifted, a hot, wet stream came to the surface, and the journalist's glasses were suddenly clouded。
The waiting lines have returned to normal, but watermelons are not visible in the shed。
“where is the watermelon?” in response to journalists' questions, the deputy general manager of xinjiang vegetables and agricultural development ltd., u. S., launched the corner of the small arch shed, showing green plants。
“this is the watermelon seedling that was planted just the other day, and it's recently low temperatures, which, fearing that they will freeze, added an additional layer of `temperature membrane' to the greenhouse shed.” the soldier explained。
On the side of the greenhouse, the technician, bhalezi sdik, is testing the integrated water fertilizer management platform。
"when a watermelon is `dry', we just have to press the button, and the water fat that is prepared in advance will be delivered to the root of the watermelon by dripping." by the side of the operating equipment by bharizzi sdik, journalists were told that the intelligent equipment not only reduced the labour intensity of workers but also saved water from fertilization。
After debugging the equipment, bhalezi sdik went to the next shed to check on the birth rate。
Throughout the afternoon, bulaki sdik travelled between the huts with mud on his shoes and on his pants。
It was the hard work that led her to grow from a college graduate to a company technocrat in just three years. Bhalezi sdik is now skilled in integrated management of intelligent water fertilizers, auto-temperature control, moisture management, and plant management techniques such as seedlings, marriage and pollination。
Wu told the journalists that the whole set of technology at the demonstration park originated from quan quangou agricultural technology ltd。
In 2021, through the solicitation of funds, the shandong enterprise travelled thousands of kilometres to tsüle county to invest in the construction of production bases, filling the gap between the winter cultivation of watermelons in the kash region。
“sühler county is on the edge of the desert and has excellent light heating conditions. But the minimum winter temperature can be reduced to -10°c, which is a challenge for watermelon cultivation.” the demonstration park was chosen to cope with low temperatures and to reduce costs. The shed uses multi-layer composite thermostats, absorbs external energy during the day and releases heat at night to meet watermelon growth requirements without additional heating equipment。
The journalists found that the entrance to the shed was much broader than the traditional one. “this is 2 metres wide and is designed specifically for mechanization.” the soldiers told the journalists that there were 102 sheds in the first phase of the demonstration park, which required extensive work to be done each year to reclaim the land. In order to save manpower and catch farmers, the park purchased small farm machinery suitable for the operation of the sheds and mechanized the entire preparation of the land。
In the nursery of the demonstration park, several workers are inspecting green-oiled seedlings in the den. “when these saplings meet their standards, we marry them and plant them in the shed.” wu told the journalists that previous marriages had been made by labour, but the quality of the marriages had been uneven owing to the different levels of worker proficiency, which had affected the production of watermelons later。
In response to this situation, the model gardens have introduced cribs, where workers simply have to place melon seedlings and pumpkin gills in the machine, so that automatic clinching can take place. Thanks to a range of mechanization and intellectualization techniques, watermelon cultivation at the demonstration park is now mature and production is stable。
"we watermelon have the most outstanding advantages of thin skin, high sweetness and symmetry, and sweetness in every part of the melon, so that a melon can be sold to more than 100, several times the average melon." according to the report, last year, the second phase of the demonstration park was built with 100 new double-film two-brand greenhouses and 30 new high-standard nursery rooms, opening up more space for the development of the watermelon industry。
The flourishing of the watermelon industry has effectively generated employment for the local population. In recent years, the model park has stabilized employment for more than 400 people and seasonal employment for more than 1,000 people。
“croping watermelons is a `sweet undertaking', and i will continue to work on learning new technologies to bring my native melon fruit to the world.” buchalizzi sdik said with confidence。
“the unique natural conditions of xinjiang have given birth to a variety of melon species, and while developing cultivation, we will continue to work around the development of quality resources.” in the company's new office building, wu soldiers revealed new plans to journalists。
“this year, native breeders will be placed in demonstration parks, and specialized technical teams will develop new varieties adapted to market demand, taking into account the climate conditions in the kash region, and will continue to work on breeding, intelligent breeding and high-standard production models, creating an ecological chain of `breeding', ploughing, pushing, subdued' the integrated modern seeding industry.”。
When journalists left the demonstration park, it was close to the evening, and only workers turned on the automatic roller and spread the heavy sheeting。
It is another normal winter night, where watermelons grow silently in warm sheds。
