Technology parks Mekarsari Discover Melon Box

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Technology parks Mekarsari Discover Melon Box
Park Mekar Sari, which is a garden tour with a collection of tropical fruit to find the moral power technology, the melon (cucumis melo).

General Manager Park Mekar Sari, Hari Tanjung, said the findings is a symbol that Mekarsari as tropical fruit research center will continue to generate new findings in the field of agriculture.

"Tamansari also ready to share the new temuanya it to the general public," said Day to the 33 finalists Miss Indonesia 2009, at the Tamansari, Monday.

In addition, the team of experts in the Garden of the plant before Mekarsari also have found many new findings in the field of plants and fruits.

Among them, successful membidani findings such as new nangkadak, cashew water image and guava without seeds.

Head of Special Project Development Division, PT Mekar Sari, Dr Moh Tirtawinata Reza, say, the success of experts Mekarsari membidani melon box if it's better than Japan.

"Because the watermelon is not sweet, unlike the original, so that there is the nature of the missing watermelon," he said.

Meanwhile, the melon has a sweet taste remain restless and like the original.

In addition to the form and have a different taste, melon box also has economic value that is high enough.

"For the price of regular Rp15.000/kg melon, melon, but the price reached Rp150.000 per seed," he said.

According to him, technology change the form of a melon will be presented to the public, especially farmers in order to improve welfare.

"In the one melon-shaped box, needed two to three times the box to change and adjust the weight of large melon, not directly successful," he said.