History Of Watermelon

Wild watermelon is widely cultivated in Asia and Africa but was originated from the Southern Africa. It was occurred naturally Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Zambia. Watermelon was cultivated as a crop in ancient times in Egypt. It got reached to India in the prehistoric times but reached China in the eleventh century. Today China is considered as the largest producer of Watermelon in the world. From Africa, Watermelon reached Europe where it was cultivated on the warmer parts of the Mediterranean. In the 17th century, it was cultivated on the rest of Europe didn’t state growing watermelons until the 17th century.

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