What are the latest common varieties of Hami melon

Hami melon is a variant of melon and a specialty fruit of Xinjiang. Although Hami melons are divided into green and yellow types by appearance, they are classified into many varieties according to a series of factors such as taste and place of origin. Today, the editor brings you several of the more common varieties on the market.

1. Xizhou honey melon

Xizhou honey melon is mainly distributed in the two provinces of Xinjiang and Hainan. Because Hainan has a longer sunshine duration, the outer skin of Xizhou honey is dark green with fairly obvious netting. The flesh is thick and sweet, and the closer to the center, the sweeter it is. Xizhou honey is not only delicious, it also has a series of effects such as soothing the mind and promoting bowel movements and relieving phlegm. The flesh is rich in antioxidants and has a certain therapeutic effect for patients with anemia.

2. Donghu melon

Most people simply call Donghu melon Hami melon, but in fact it is one type of Hami melon. It is produced in Shanshan County, Xinjiang, and is called the king of Hami melons. Its netting is very beautiful, its taste is sweet, its flesh is crisp and thick, and its fragrance fills the air. It is the most common variety on the market.

3. Jiashi melon

Jiashi melon is used for breeding. It is a melon variety developed by the Crop Research Institute of the Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences through selection from common farm varieties. Its skin is fairly thick, it matures relatively late, the rind is dark green, and there is basically no netting on the rind. It is a disease-resistant variety against powdery mildew and downy mildew, and it can be transported and stored for a relatively long time. However, its resistance to other diseases is relatively poor, and management needs attention during cultivation.

4. Xuelihong

Xuelihong is a variety developed and bred by the Xinjiang Hami Melon Research Institute. It is a mid-season product and takes about a month and a half from sowing to harvest. Its appearance is white with sparse netting, and the flesh is mainly red with white as a secondary color. Its shape is well-proportioned and full, the flesh is soft, and the water content is abundant. One melon is about 5 jin.

5. Black Eyebrow

Black Eyebrow is named because the rind has more than a dozen dark green stripes shaped like eyebrows. Black Eyebrow's flesh is crisp and juicy, with high sugar content, and it is fairly sticky to the hands and mouth, but it is a winter fruit, and eating it in winter is even sweeter and more refreshing

The above five are several of the more common Hami melons compiled by the editor, but there are definitely more than only five types of Hami melon. For example, there are also small-fruited Hami melons such as Hongxincui and Huangdanzi. The taste of Hami melon is different from watermelon. It is the fruit with the highest sugar content among melons. It still has a certain effect on beauty and health care.