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At a Japanese auction in 2008, two Yubari King melons sold together for [[¥]]2.5 million.<ref name="independent">{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/slump-hits-japans-most-expensive-melons-1685349.html |title=Slump hits Japan's most expensive melons |last=Hosaka |first=Tomoko A. |date=15 May 2009 |website=[[The Independent]] |accessdate=2011-07-11}}</ref> In 2016, Konishi Seika, a fruit and vegetable market in [[Amagasaki]], bought a pair of Yubari King melons at auction with a winning bid of ¥3 million.<ref>{{cite AV media |url=http://www.news24.jp/articles/2016/05/26/07331113.html |title=夕張メロン初競り 過去最高2玉300万円 |medium=video |language=Japanese |date=26 May 2016 |website=日テレNEWS24 |publisher=[[Nippon News Network]] |access-date=2016-05-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/11566410/ |date=26 May 2016 |title=夕張メロン初競り 過去最高2玉300万円 |website=[[Livedoor]] |publisher=Line Corporation |language=Japanese |accessdate=2016-05-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.konishi524.net/company/index.html |title=会社概要 |trans-title=Company Profile |website=konishi524.net |publisher=Konishj-syouten |language=Japanese |access-date=2017-07-28}}</ref> |
At a Japanese auction in 2008, two Yubari King melons sold together for [[¥]]2.5 million.<ref name="independent">{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/slump-hits-japans-most-expensive-melons-1685349.html |title=Slump hits Japan's most expensive melons |last=Hosaka |first=Tomoko A. |date=15 May 2009 |website=[[The Independent]] |accessdate=2011-07-11}}</ref> In 2016, Konishi Seika, a fruit and vegetable market in [[Amagasaki]], bought a pair of Yubari King melons at auction with a winning bid of ¥3 million.<ref>{{cite AV media |url=http://www.news24.jp/articles/2016/05/26/07331113.html |title=夕張メロン初競り 過去最高2玉300万円 |medium=video |language=Japanese |date=26 May 2016 |website=日テレNEWS24 |publisher=[[Nippon News Network]] |access-date=2016-05-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/11566410/ |date=26 May 2016 |title=夕張メロン初競り 過去最高2玉300万円 |website=[[Livedoor]] |publisher=Line Corporation |language=Japanese |accessdate=2016-05-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.konishi524.net/company/index.html |title=会社概要 |trans-title=Company Profile |website=konishi524.net |publisher=Konishj-syouten |language=Japanese |access-date=2017-07-28}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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* [[Plant variety (law)]] |
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Revision as of 01:40, 9 April 2018
Cucumis melo 'Yubari King' | |
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Genus | Cucumis |
Species | C. melo |
Hybrid parentage | Cucumis melo Earl's Favourite × Burpee's "Spicy" Cantaloupe |
Cultivar | 'Yubari King' |
Origin | Yūbari, Hokkaidō, Japan |
The Yubari King (夕張メロン, Yūbari Meron, Yūbari melon) is a cantaloupe cultivar farmed in greenhouses in Yūbari, Hokkaido, a small city close to Sapporo.[1]
The Yubari King is a hybrid of two other cantaloupe cultivars: Earl's Favourite and Burpee's "Spicy" Cantaloupe.[2] The hybrid's scientific name is Cucumis melo L. var. reticulatus Naud. cv. Yubari King.
A top-grade melon is to be perfectly round and have an exceptionally smooth rind. A portion of the stem, which is snipped with scissors, is left on top for aesthetic appeal.[3] Some Japanese people present Yubari King melons as gifts during Chūgen (中元).[4]
At a Japanese auction in 2008, two Yubari King melons sold together for ¥2.5 million.[5] In 2016, Konishi Seika, a fruit and vegetable market in Amagasaki, bought a pair of Yubari King melons at auction with a winning bid of ¥3 million.[6][7][8]
References
- ^ "Yubari: Japan's Melon Kingdom". Sake-Drenched Postcards. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
- ^ "Yubari Melon". Made in Japan: 100 Best Products. Kansai Matsusin. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
- ^ Shah, Dhiram (15 May 2007). "Japan's Cadillac of melons Yubari melons fetches record 2 million yen". Fareastgizmos. Retrieved 2010-11-04.
- ^ "Japon: le boeuf de Kobe et le melon de Yubari désormais protégés par un label". L'Express (in French). Groupe L'Express. 22 December 2015. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
- ^ Hosaka, Tomoko A. (15 May 2009). "Slump hits Japan's most expensive melons". The Independent. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
- ^ 夕張メロン初競り 過去最高2玉300万円. 日テレNEWS24 (video) (in Japanese). Nippon News Network. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
- ^ "夕張メロン初競り 過去最高2玉300万円". Livedoor (in Japanese). Line Corporation. 26 May 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
- ^ "会社概要" [Company Profile]. konishi524.net (in Japanese). Konishj-syouten. Retrieved 2017-07-28.
Further reading
- Nakata, Eijiro; Staub, Jack E.; López-Sesé, Ana I.; Katzir, Nurit. "Genetic Diversity of Japanese Melon Cultivars (Cucumis melo L.) as Assessed by Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA and Simple Sequence Repeat Markers". Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution. 52 (4). Springer Science+Business Media: 405–19. doi:10.1007/s10722-005-2258-9. Retrieved 13 July 2011.