韩国是世界上第8大西瓜生产国。西瓜在韩国是一个很重要的经济园艺作物,仅次于辣椒、大白菜、白萝卜和洋葱。直到现在,西瓜仍然被认为是一个重要的夏季消费水果。然而,随着设施系统和温室以及新的种植方法发展,西瓜可以多季节栽培和周年供应,在韩国超过70%的西瓜是在温室和塑料大棚生产的。由于栽培技术的提高和设施条件的改进,西瓜单产逐年递增,栽培西瓜已经从 South Korea is the 8th largest watermelon producer in the world. Watermelon is an important economic horticultural crop in Korea, second only to peppers, Chinese cabbage, white radish and onions. Until now, watermelon is still considered an important summer consumer of fruit. However, with the development of facility systems and greenhouses as well as new planting methods, watermelon can be cultivated and annualized in many seasons and more than 70% of watermelons in Korea are produced in greenhouses and plastic greenhouses. Due to the improvement of cultivation techniques and the improvement of facility conditions, the yield of watermelon has been increasing year by year. The cultivated watermelon has grown from