Introduction: Commonly known as melon, it was once considered to be a grass that invaded, but now it is worth a lot, 40 yuan a pound
In the past, the farmland was rich in vegetation, and a variety of plants were quite abundant. Many species are not native to China, and cultural exchanges have begun in ancient times, and many species that were not originally available in China have been introduced with the exchanges between countries. Thus enriching the domestic varieties, many of the introduced varieties are more beneficial, not only can enrich the varieties of plants, many introduced species also have high edible and economic value, so it is very popular.
However, there are also some species that do not have much practicality, but because the environment is suitable after introduction, coupled with the presence of no natural enemies, they can reproduce quickly, resulting in a farmland disaster. In the countryside in the past, there was a very common wild melon, the size of a small watermelon, which began to bear fruit in the summer and continued into the autumn. The fruit is quite droopy and droopy, and the reproductive ability is super strong. Because it likes to grow rampantly in the farmland, it has a great influence on the growth of crops, so the villagers have always regarded it as a pest grass.
Although this wild melon is not large, but after ripening, it has a strong fragrance, it is a large child's play toy, just after picking, the fruit is relatively hard, but after rubbing it with your hands for a period of time, the fruit is soft and messy. Because of the scent, I like to put it in the stationery box, and the harder fruit is also used as a toy to throw, and the hard fruit will still hurt when it is smashed. This fragrant melon is called a melon by everyone, why does the fragrant melon have such a name?
The reason why it is called melon, the main reason is that this melon is the most likely to appear in the place where there is feces, the old people in the village said that after some birds and animals eat this melon, the grains will not be digested and will begin to sprout and grow after the feces are discharged, so it is called a melon. In addition to being called melon, there are many names such as horse bubble melon, horse treasure, small wild melon, horse treasure egg, horse dung melon and so on. Horse bubble melon is strong in nature, the environmental requirements are not strict, coupled with super reproductive ability, horse bubble melon is distributed in many areas. It is a kind of wild melon that is more common in farmland or in the wild.
Horse bubble melon is also an exotic species, not native to China, according to records, horse bubble melon was introduced to China from South America during the Ming Dynasty. Because this plant is very adaptable to the environment, and there are no natural enemies and the ability to reproduce is super strong, it soon became an extremely widely distributed wild plant. Especially in the farmland, it is more likely to flood, because many livestock like to eat this plant, the seeds in it will multiply with the livestock manure, so it is also regarded as a pest grass. Villagers remove it when they find it.
In recent years, with the use of pesticides, the number has become rare, but the economic value of mapao melon has begun to be reflected, although the melon is a pest of grass, but the seeds in the fruit are rich in oil, which is used to squeeze oil, is a good texture of edible oil, and its nutrient content is extremely rich, far higher than other vegetable oils, so the economic value of mapao melon is very high, some villagers began to specialize in planting this kind of pest grass that was thought in the past, and the oil after harvesting the melon will be squeezed. This kind of high-quality edible oil can sell for 40 yuan a pound, what do you think about mapao melon? Welcome to add comments and comments.