Farmers in the Altai Territory continue to harvest watermelons with a yield of 161 centners / ha., The press service of the regional ministry of agriculture said in a statement.
According to information on September 5 of this year, the crop has already been harvested from an area of 114 hectares. of the total cultivation area of 265 hectares, and the harvesting campaign itself approached the equator.
This year, on the lands of the Altai Territory, sweet berry showed a yield of 161 centners / ha. To date, local agricultural producers have collected 1840 tons of watermelons, which is twice as much as on the same date last year.
The main zones for growing watermelons in the Altai Territory are concentrated in the steppes of Baevsky, Klyuchevsky, Kulundinsky, Rubtsovsky, Uglovsky districts.
The largest areas are located in the Uglovsky and Kulundinsky districts. The best results in growing crops are observed in the Uglovsky district. 87% of the crop of watermelons in the general gross harvest belongs to this region.
For reference, not so long ago in the city of Sol-Iletsk, Orenburg Region, the XIV festival "Sol-Iletsk watermelon" was held, where the largest watermelon was chosen. The winner of the competition was a berry weighing 19 kg. 100 g., Grown by a farmer Ivan Tribushny.
