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Blue carnation shipments ready

Eight varieties of rare blue carnations with different shapes and shades, airlifted from Columbia and Ecuador, are prepared for shipment at a wholesaler company in Shibayama in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 1, 2026, ahead of Mother's Day on May 10. The carnation named Moondust was developed by the horticulture arm of major Japanese whiskey maker Suntory using gene engineering, with sales starting in 1997.

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Blue carnation shipments ready

Eight varieties of rare blue carnations with different shapes and shades, airlifted from Columbia and Ecuador, are prepared for shipment at a wholesaler company in Shibayama in Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on May 1, 2026, ahead of Mother's Day on May 10. The carnation named Moondust was developed by the horticulture arm of major Japanese whiskey maker Suntory using gene engineering, with sales starting in 1997.

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(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-RUBBER TREE BREEDING-EXPERTS (CN)

(240625) -- DANZHOU, June 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on June 20, 2024 shows seeds of different varieties of rubber trees at a compound under the Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences in Danzhou, south China's Hainan Province. Thanks to efforts by three generations of Chinese researchers, the rubber tree breeding cycle in the country has been shortened from 41 years to 27 years, and eight high-yielding rubber tree varieties that are cold-resistant and wind-resistant have been bred. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Liyun)

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(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-RUBBER TREE BREEDING-EXPERTS (CN)

(240625) -- DANZHOU, June 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Researchers of Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences work at a rubber plantation in Danzhou, south China's Hainan Province, June 19, 2024. Thanks to efforts by three generations of Chinese researchers, the rubber tree breeding cycle in the country has been shortened from 41 years to 27 years, and eight high-yielding rubber tree varieties that are cold-resistant and wind-resistant have been bred. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Liyun)

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(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-RUBBER TREE BREEDING-EXPERTS (CN)

(240625) -- DANZHOU, June 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Researchers of Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences check a rubber tree seedling at a greenhouse under the academy in Danzhou, south China's Hainan Province, June 20, 2024. Thanks to efforts by three generations of Chinese researchers, the rubber tree breeding cycle in the country has been shortened from 41 years to 27 years, and eight high-yielding rubber tree varieties that are cold-resistant and wind-resistant have been bred. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Liyun)

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(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-RUBBER TREE BREEDING-EXPERTS (CN)

(240625) -- DANZHOU, June 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A researcher of Rubber Research Institute under Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences works at a rubber plantation in Danzhou, south China's Hainan Province, June 20, 2024. Thanks to efforts by three generations of Chinese researchers, the rubber tree breeding cycle in the country has been shortened from 41 years to 27 years, and eight high-yielding rubber tree varieties that are cold-resistant and wind-resistant have been bred. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Liyun)

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(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-RUBBER TREE BREEDING-EXPERTS (CN)

(240625) -- DANZHOU, June 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Researchers of Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences check a rubber tree seedling cultivated inside a test tube at a compound under the academy in Danzhou, south China's Hainan Province, June 20, 2024. Thanks to efforts by three generations of Chinese researchers, the rubber tree breeding cycle in the country has been shortened from 41 years to 27 years, and eight high-yielding rubber tree varieties that are cold-resistant and wind-resistant have been bred. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Liyun)

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(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-RUBBER TREE BREEDING-EXPERTS (CN)

(240625) -- DANZHOU, June 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Researchers of Rubber Research Institute under Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences collect latex at a rubber plantation in Danzhou, south China's Hainan Province, June 20, 2024. Thanks to efforts by three generations of Chinese researchers, the rubber tree breeding cycle in the country has been shortened from 41 years to 27 years, and eight high-yielding rubber tree varieties that are cold-resistant and wind-resistant have been bred. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Liyun)

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(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-RUBBER TREE BREEDING-EXPERTS (CN)

(240625) -- DANZHOU, June 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo shows a rubber plantation under the Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences in Danzhou, south China's Hainan Province, June 20, 2024. Thanks to efforts by three generations of Chinese researchers, the rubber tree breeding cycle in the country has been shortened from 41 years to 27 years, and eight high-yielding rubber tree varieties that are cold-resistant and wind-resistant have been bred. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Liyun)

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(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-RUBBER TREE BREEDING-EXPERTS (CN)

(240625) -- DANZHOU, June 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Researchers of Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences work at a rubber plantation in Danzhou, south China's Hainan Province, June 20, 2024. Thanks to efforts by three generations of Chinese researchers, the rubber tree breeding cycle in the country has been shortened from 41 years to 27 years, and eight high-yielding rubber tree varieties that are cold-resistant and wind-resistant have been bred. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Liyun)

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(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-RUBBER TREE BREEDING-EXPERTS (CN)

(240625) -- DANZHOU, June 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Researchers of Rubber Research Institute under Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences work at a rubber plantation in Danzhou, south China's Hainan Province, June 20, 2024. Thanks to efforts by three generations of Chinese researchers, the rubber tree breeding cycle in the country has been shortened from 41 years to 27 years, and eight high-yielding rubber tree varieties that are cold-resistant and wind-resistant have been bred. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Liyun)

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(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-RUBBER TREE BREEDING-EXPERTS (CN)

(240625) -- DANZHOU, June 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Wu Yuntong (2nd L), an expert on rubber tree breeding, talks with researchers of Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences at a compound under the academy in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, June 19, 2024. Thanks to efforts by three generations of Chinese researchers, the rubber tree breeding cycle in the country has been shortened from 41 years to 27 years, and eight high-yielding rubber tree varieties that are cold-resistant and wind-resistant have been bred. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Liyun)

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(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-RUBBER TREE BREEDING-EXPERTS (CN)

(240625) -- DANZHOU, June 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A drone photo shows researchers of Rubber Research Institute under Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences working at a rubber plantation in Danzhou, south China's Hainan Province, June 20, 2024. Thanks to efforts by three generations of Chinese researchers, the rubber tree breeding cycle in the country has been shortened from 41 years to 27 years, and eight high-yielding rubber tree varieties that are cold-resistant and wind-resistant have been bred. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Liyun)

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(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-RUBBER TREE BREEDING-EXPERTS (CN)

(240625) -- DANZHOU, June 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Huang Huasun (L), a leading scientist in China's natural rubber industry, and Li Weiguo, a researcher of Rubber Research Institute under Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, pose for photo with the certificate for the State Scientific and Technological Progress Award outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, June 24, 2024. Thanks to efforts by three generations of Chinese researchers, the rubber tree breeding cycle in the country has been shortened from 41 years to 27 years, and eight high-yielding rubber tree varieties that are cold-resistant and wind-resistant have been bred. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-RUBBER TREE BREEDING-EXPERTS (CN)

(240625) -- DANZHOU, June 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Researchers of Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences operate inside a workshop at a compound under the academy in Danzhou, south China's Hainan Province, June 20, 2024. Thanks to efforts by three generations of Chinese researchers, the rubber tree breeding cycle in the country has been shortened from 41 years to 27 years, and eight high-yielding rubber tree varieties that are cold-resistant and wind-resistant have been bred. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Liyun)

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(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-RUBBER TREE BREEDING-EXPERTS (CN)

(240625) -- DANZHOU, June 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Researchers of Rubber Research Institute under Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences work at a rubber plantation in Danzhou, south China's Hainan Province, June 20, 2024. Thanks to efforts by three generations of Chinese researchers, the rubber tree breeding cycle in the country has been shortened from 41 years to 27 years, and eight high-yielding rubber tree varieties that are cold-resistant and wind-resistant have been bred. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Liyun)

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(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-RUBBER TREE BREEDING-EXPERTS (CN)

(240625) -- DANZHOU, June 25, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A researcher of Rubber Research Institute under Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences operates a drone for observation at a rubber plantation in Danzhou, south China's Hainan Province, June 20, 2024. Thanks to efforts by three generations of Chinese researchers, the rubber tree breeding cycle in the country has been shortened from 41 years to 27 years, and eight high-yielding rubber tree varieties that are cold-resistant and wind-resistant have been bred. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Liyun)

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(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-RUBBER TREE BREEDING-EXPERTS (CN)

(240625) -- DANZHOU, June 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 20, 2024 shows seeds of different varieties of rubber trees at a compound under the Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences in Danzhou, south China's Hainan Province. Thanks to efforts by three generations of Chinese researchers, the rubber tree breeding cycle in the country has been shortened from 41 years to 27 years, and eight high-yielding rubber tree varieties that are cold-resistant and wind-resistant have been bred. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)

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(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-RUBBER TREE BREEDING-EXPERTS (CN)

(240625) -- DANZHOU, June 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Researchers of Rubber Research Institute under Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences collect latex at a rubber plantation in Danzhou, south China's Hainan Province, June 20, 2024. Thanks to efforts by three generations of Chinese researchers, the rubber tree breeding cycle in the country has been shortened from 41 years to 27 years, and eight high-yielding rubber tree varieties that are cold-resistant and wind-resistant have been bred. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)

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(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-RUBBER TREE BREEDING-EXPERTS (CN)

(240625) -- DANZHOU, June 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Researchers of Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences work at a rubber plantation in Danzhou, south China's Hainan Province, June 20, 2024. Thanks to efforts by three generations of Chinese researchers, the rubber tree breeding cycle in the country has been shortened from 41 years to 27 years, and eight high-yielding rubber tree varieties that are cold-resistant and wind-resistant have been bred. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)

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(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-RUBBER TREE BREEDING-EXPERTS (CN)

(240625) -- DANZHOU, June 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A researcher of Rubber Research Institute under Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences works at a rubber plantation in Danzhou, south China's Hainan Province, June 20, 2024. Thanks to efforts by three generations of Chinese researchers, the rubber tree breeding cycle in the country has been shortened from 41 years to 27 years, and eight high-yielding rubber tree varieties that are cold-resistant and wind-resistant have been bred. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)

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(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-RUBBER TREE BREEDING-EXPERTS (CN)

(240625) -- DANZHOU, June 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Huang Huasun (L), a leading scientist in China's natural rubber industry, and Li Weiguo, a researcher of Rubber Research Institute under Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, pose for photo with the certificate for the State Scientific and Technological Progress Award outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, June 24, 2024. Thanks to efforts by three generations of Chinese researchers, the rubber tree breeding cycle in the country has been shortened from 41 years to 27 years, and eight high-yielding rubber tree varieties that are cold-resistant and wind-resistant have been bred. (Xinhua)

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(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-RUBBER TREE BREEDING-EXPERTS (CN)

(240625) -- DANZHOU, June 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo shows a rubber plantation under the Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences in Danzhou, south China's Hainan Province, June 20, 2024. Thanks to efforts by three generations of Chinese researchers, the rubber tree breeding cycle in the country has been shortened from 41 years to 27 years, and eight high-yielding rubber tree varieties that are cold-resistant and wind-resistant have been bred. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)

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(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-RUBBER TREE BREEDING-EXPERTS (CN)

(240625) -- DANZHOU, June 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Researchers of Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences work at a rubber plantation in Danzhou, south China's Hainan Province, June 19, 2024. Thanks to efforts by three generations of Chinese researchers, the rubber tree breeding cycle in the country has been shortened from 41 years to 27 years, and eight high-yielding rubber tree varieties that are cold-resistant and wind-resistant have been bred. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)

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(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-RUBBER TREE BREEDING-EXPERTS (CN)

(240625) -- DANZHOU, June 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wu Yuntong (2nd L), an expert on rubber tree breeding, talks with researchers of Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences at a compound under the academy in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, June 19, 2024. Thanks to efforts by three generations of Chinese researchers, the rubber tree breeding cycle in the country has been shortened from 41 years to 27 years, and eight high-yielding rubber tree varieties that are cold-resistant and wind-resistant have been bred. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)

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(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-RUBBER TREE BREEDING-EXPERTS (CN)

(240625) -- DANZHOU, June 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Researchers of Rubber Research Institute under Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences work at a rubber plantation in Danzhou, south China's Hainan Province, June 20, 2024. Thanks to efforts by three generations of Chinese researchers, the rubber tree breeding cycle in the country has been shortened from 41 years to 27 years, and eight high-yielding rubber tree varieties that are cold-resistant and wind-resistant have been bred. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)

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(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-RUBBER TREE BREEDING-EXPERTS (CN)

(240625) -- DANZHOU, June 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Researchers of Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences operate inside a workshop at a compound under the academy in Danzhou, south China's Hainan Province, June 20, 2024. Thanks to efforts by three generations of Chinese researchers, the rubber tree breeding cycle in the country has been shortened from 41 years to 27 years, and eight high-yielding rubber tree varieties that are cold-resistant and wind-resistant have been bred. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)

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(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-RUBBER TREE BREEDING-EXPERTS (CN)

(240625) -- DANZHOU, June 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo shows researchers of Rubber Research Institute under Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences working at a rubber plantation in Danzhou, south China's Hainan Province, June 20, 2024. Thanks to efforts by three generations of Chinese researchers, the rubber tree breeding cycle in the country has been shortened from 41 years to 27 years, and eight high-yielding rubber tree varieties that are cold-resistant and wind-resistant have been bred. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)

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(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-RUBBER TREE BREEDING-EXPERTS (CN)

(240625) -- DANZHOU, June 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Researchers of Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences check a rubber tree seedling at a greenhouse under the academy in Danzhou, south China's Hainan Province, June 20, 2024. Thanks to efforts by three generations of Chinese researchers, the rubber tree breeding cycle in the country has been shortened from 41 years to 27 years, and eight high-yielding rubber tree varieties that are cold-resistant and wind-resistant have been bred. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)

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(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-RUBBER TREE BREEDING-EXPERTS (CN)

(240625) -- DANZHOU, June 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Researchers of Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences check a rubber tree seedling cultivated inside a test tube at a compound under the academy in Danzhou, south China's Hainan Province, June 20, 2024. Thanks to efforts by three generations of Chinese researchers, the rubber tree breeding cycle in the country has been shortened from 41 years to 27 years, and eight high-yielding rubber tree varieties that are cold-resistant and wind-resistant have been bred. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)

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(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-RUBBER TREE BREEDING-EXPERTS (CN)

(240625) -- DANZHOU, June 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A researcher of Rubber Research Institute under Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences operates a drone for observation at a rubber plantation in Danzhou, south China's Hainan Province, June 20, 2024. Thanks to efforts by three generations of Chinese researchers, the rubber tree breeding cycle in the country has been shortened from 41 years to 27 years, and eight high-yielding rubber tree varieties that are cold-resistant and wind-resistant have been bred. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)

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(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-RUBBER TREE BREEDING-EXPERTS (CN)

(240625) -- DANZHOU, June 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Researchers of Rubber Research Institute under Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences work at a rubber plantation in Danzhou, south China's Hainan Province, June 20, 2024. Thanks to efforts by three generations of Chinese researchers, the rubber tree breeding cycle in the country has been shortened from 41 years to 27 years, and eight high-yielding rubber tree varieties that are cold-resistant and wind-resistant have been bred. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun)

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Dutch Keukenhof park celebrates 75th anniversary

STORY: Dutch Keukenhof park celebrates 75th anniversary SHOOTING TIME: March 21, 2024 DATELINE: March 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: LISSE, the Netherlands CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of people visiting the Keukenhof park in Lisse, the Netherlands 2. SOUNDBITE (English): MARY ROSE BUGTO, Visitor STORYLINE: The Keukenhof park opened its doors to the public on Thursday in Lisse, the Netherlands, also celebrating its 75th anniversary with millions of beautiful flowers and colorful performances. The park first opened its doors in 1950 and has since developed into a popular destination for tourists from home and abroad. Covering an area of 32 hectares, the Keukenhof park holds its famous flower exhibition from March to May every year. This year it will be open for about eight weeks, with more than 7 million bulb flowers showcasing over 1,600 varieties, including more than 800 varieties of tulips. The organizers are expecting 1.4 million visitors from around the world. SOUNDBITE (English): M

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Russian scientists grow watermelons in Antarctica

STORY: Russian scientists grow watermelons in Antarctica DATELINE: Aug. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Vostok Station 2. various of growing watermelons 3. various of cutting watermelon 4. various of growing vegetables 5. various of Vostok Station STORYLINE: Russian researchers have successfully used hydroponic technology to grow eight sweet watermelons at the Vostok Station in Antarctica, according to the Russian Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AARI). These ripe watermelons have red and yellow flesh and weigh about 1 kg each. According to the researchers, the laboratory at the Vostok Station is expecting cucumbers in the near future, and scientists will also try to grow blackberries, strawberries and blueberries later, in the coldest place on earth. According to reports, scientists have been planting vegetables in the laboratory at the Vostok Station since February 2020, and have successfully grown more than 80 varieties of vegetables. Russi

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Ryobi Holdings simultaneously grows 8 varieties of basil

Ryobi Holdings Co., a transport service provider headquartered in the city of Okayama, Japan, announces on Aug. 18, 2015, that it has succeeded in the simultaneous development of eight different varieties of basil at its plant factory using artificial lighting. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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G-8 leaders plant new variety of pine trees

TOYAKO, Japan - The leaders of the Group of Eight nations -- (From L to R) Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, U.S. President George W. Bush, Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper -- and Hokkaido Gov. Harumi Takahashi plant a new variety of pine trees at the Windsor Hotel Toya in Toyako, Hokkaido, on July 8. The trees were developed to absorb 20 percent more carbon dioxide than traditional varieties of pine trees. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)