Tài liệu Watermelon - Dưa hấu doc

WATERMELON
By Bui Ngoc Thuan
Class : K39ATT
Faculty of Agronomy

Contents of my presentment
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Firstly is The origin of The watermelon
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Secondly is Nutrition
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Finaly is Varieties

The origin of The watermelon
Watermelon is thought
to have originated in
southern Africa, where it
is found growing wild,
because it reaches
maximum genetic
deversity resulting in
sweet, bland and bitter
forms there.
A close-up of a watermelon leaf

The origin of The watermelon
By the 10th century
AD, watermelons were
being cultivated in
China, which is today

the world's single
largest watermelon
producer.

The origin of The watermelon
Legend holds that
watermelon was
discovered in Vietnam
long before it reached
China, in the era of the
Hung Kings. According to
legend, watermelon was
discovered by Prince Mai
An Tiem, an adopted son
of the 11th Hung King.

Nutrition
Fresh watermelon
may be eaten in a
variety of ways and
is also often used to
flavor summer
drinks and
smoothies.