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Explain this! What are these strange things? (You Can Do It).


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Explain This Farmers in Zentsuji, southern Japan figured out a way to grow square watermelons. Why? A round watermelon watermelon, plant (Citrullus vulgaris) of the family Curcurbitaceae (gourd family) native to Africa and introduced to America by Africans transported as slaves. Watermelons are now extensively cultivated in the United States and are popular also in S Russia.  takes up too much refrigerator space. Farmers insert the melons into square, tempered glass cases while the fruit is still growing on the vine vine, climbing plant or trailing plant. The grape is often called "the vine." See also liana.
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Plant whose stem requires support and that climbs by tendrils or twining or creeps along the ground, or the stem of such a plant.
. This forces the melons to grow into squares. The square boxes are the exact dimensions of small Japanese Japanese (jăp'ənēz`), language of uncertain origin that is spoken by more than 125 million people, most of whom live in Japan. There are also many speakers of Japanese in the Ryukyu Islands, Korea, Taiwan, parts of the United States, and  refrigerator shelves. So, perfect fit! But space efficiency comes at a price. At about U.S. $82 each, don't don't  

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A statement of what should not be done: a list of the dos and don'ts.
 expect an appearance at your supermarket anytime soon.
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Title Annotation:how farmers grow square watermelons in Japan
Publication:Science World
Geographic Code:9JAPA
Date:Nov 26, 2001
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