Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – The research team tries to grow watermelons in Antarctica. The identical fruit yields growing in a hot place turned out to be quite astonishing.
A team of researchers from the Russian Antarctic Expedition of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AARI), together with the Agrophysical Research Institute and the Institute of Biomedical Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences carried out the experiment. They tried to grow it in a greenhouse.
The greenhouse built at the Vostok station was made with the aim of increasing the temperature and humidity of the air. With so expected watermelons can grow well.
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Two varieties that had matured before were selected for planting. The reason is because the watermelon can adapt to low atmospheric pressure and little oxygen.
Watermelon seeds are planted in a thin layer of soil substitute. The research team also made a special light as a substitute for sunlight.
To replace the task of insects, the research team is also tasked with directly pollinating all plants.
It turns out that the watermelon grows ripe and sweet. The research team managed to produce eight seeds after 103 days of planting the seeds.
Each watermelon weighs about 1 kilogram and reaches 13 centimeters in diameter Live ScienceWednesday (9/8/2023).
AARI’s chief geophysicist, Andrei Teplyakov, commented on this encouraging result. According to him, everyone who is in the coldest place can finally remember the taste of summer through the watermelon that has been successfully implanted.
Vostok Station has repeatedly tried to grow various plants there. In addition to watermelon, the research team planted dill, basil, parsley, aurgula and cabbage in 2020.
In addition, the researchers also managed to plant several other fruits. These include blackberries, blueberries, and strawberries.
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