据上海农林部门传出的信息，今年沪郊西甜瓜种植面积超过2万公顷，比历史最高年份的去年增加20％。其中西瓜在1万公顷左右，比往年略有增加，甜瓜约在1万公顷左右，与去年基本持平。 今年沪郊西甜瓜生产的特点是新品种多，尤以西瓜为最。全市先后从日本、韩国等地引进了近50个 According to the news from Shanghai’s agriculture and forestry departments, the area planted with melon in the suburbs of Shanghai this year has exceeded 20,000 hectares, an increase of 20% over the previous year. Watermelon in which about 10,000 hectares, a slight increase over previous years, melon about 10,000 hectares, with basically the same as last year. This year the suburbs of Shanghai melon production is characterized by new varieties and more, especially the most watermelon. The city has from Japan, South Korea and other places introduced nearly 50