White melon, is a kind of melon, made of American "honeydew" melon and former Soviet Union "Russian melon" hybrid. It has been cultivated in Lanzhou for 60 years.
It is said that in 1934, a farmer named Xu Benren got some Soviet melon seeds, which grew extremely fast and produced melons after planting in Lanzhou, and named it "Russian melon".
In 1944, the American soil scientist Rodmin, entrusted to visitIng China, Us Vice President Wallace brought American "honeydew" melon seeds to Lanzhou. Zhang Xinyi, director of the Gansu Construction Department at that time, handed over the "honeydew" melon seeds to the Yantan Agricultural Improvement Institute and the "Russian melon" for hybrid breeding, and named the successful melon seeds "Wallace" to commemorate Wallace's gift of children.
In the 1940s, according to the characteristics of this melon, the local villagers changed their name to "Green Melon", and in 1956, it was named "Lanzhou Melon", commonly known as "White Orchid Melon".
After the successful cultivation of white orchid melon, it was first planted in Qingbaishi Township, Lanzhou, which is bordered by the Yellow River in the south and the mountains in the north. In the long-term production practice, the fruit farmers have explored a set of scientific planting methods, solved the problem of inhibition of the development of white orchid melon due to spring drought and summer flooding, and taught these planting techniques to melon farmers in Gaolan, Minqin, Dunhuang, Anxi and other places whose natural conditions are suitable for the growth of white orchids, such as soil, climate and geography. Now these counties and cities have become famous producers of white melon.
Among them, especially Minqin, Dunhuang, Anxi 3 places, because of the land near the desert, strong sunlight radiation, long sunshine, is conducive to the accumulation of sugar in the white melon, produced from the blue melon, the average sugar content is as high as 17%, the thickness of 5 to 6 cm, the flavor is above the Lanzhou white melon, it is really "blue out of the blue and better than blue".
The shape of the white orchid melon is oval or round, and the average weight of a single melon is 4 pounds. The skin of the melon is yellowish in white, and the flesh of the melon is pale green or apricot yellow, which is translucent, like beautiful jade and emerald.
The juice of melon is sweet, with an average sugar content of more than 14%, and the highest can reach 19%. The melon meat is thick, the melon taste is unique, the aroma is strong, if you put a few white melons at home, it is full of fragrance. Its fruit body and fruit quality are not only superior to the American ace melon, but also several points higher than the original "honeydew" melon and "Russian melon".
White melon juice contains more sucrose, fructose, glucose, a variety of vitamins and minerals, with the effect of urinating, promoting metabolism, heat removal, and clearing heat.
White langua is easy to transport, process and store. Every summer, after the melon ripens, the melon farmers select its harmless ones, put them in wooden boxes and cartons, and sell them at home and abroad, although they travel thousands of miles, they can still remain fresh for several months. In recent years, the brand melon production area has also set up a processing plant to make candied fruit, canned food, drinks, and candy, which are continuously supplied to the domestic and foreign markets