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<div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5042/C.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Malaysian Farmers Use Music, Touch to Grow Prized Muskmelons' data-article-id='5573'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='15229'>A Malaysian farm says it has perfected its methods to successfully grow Japanese muskmelons, one of the world’s costliest fruits.</span> <span data-start-time='15229' data-end-time='31188'>Farmers at Malaysia’s Mono Premium Melon company said they had discovered the right mix of nutrients and treatments to grow the top quality melons.</span> <span data-start-time='31188' data-end-time='38667'>One of the methods involves workers rubbing the melons with a soft cloth. </span> <span data-start-time='38667' data-end-time='45854'>The farmers believe that doing this can improve the taste of the fruit. </span> <span data-start-time='45854' data-end-time='55167'>They also play classical music around the plants, which is thought to increase growth.</span> <span data-start-time='55167' data-end-time='66438'>Seh Cheng Siang is the director and co-founder of the farm, in Putrajaya, south of Kuala Lumpur. </span> <span data-start-time='66438' data-end-time='77958'>Every single Japanese melon that you see in our farm is almost like an art piece, Seh told Reuters news agency.</span> <span data-start-time='77958' data-end-time='87479'>Since the last century, farmers in Japan have been perfecting the art of growing the fruit.</span> <span data-start-time='87479' data-end-time='96333'>Japanese muskmelons are prized for their tastiness and exact, rounded shape. </span> <span data-start-time='96333' data-end-time='105417'>In Japan, the costly melons are sold in high-end stores as luxury products.</span> <span data-start-time='105417' data-end-time='114813'>The farmers said they aim to grow melons with the same level of quality as those sold in Japan.</span> <span data-start-time='114813' data-end-time='123938'>But the process is more difficult in Malaysia because of the country’s hot and humid climate.</span> <span data-start-time='123938' data-end-time='130729'>Japan enjoys more moderate climate conditions than Malaysia.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5042/something_that_costs_a_small_amount_of_money.wav'><span>Something that costs a small amount of money</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5042/something_that_always_has_a_strong_lemon_flavor.wav'><span>Something that always has a strong lemon flavor</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5042/something_found_only_in_thrift_stores.wav'><span>Something found only in thrift stores</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=17288 data-hint-location='45854' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5042/what_type_of_music_do_farmers_play_around_the_melons.wav'>What type of music do farmers play around the melons?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='Classical'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5042/classical.wav'><span>Classical</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5042/rock.wav'><span>Rock</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5042/latin.wav'><span>Latin</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5042/hiphop.wav'><span>Hip-hop</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=17289 data-hint-location='31188' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5042/one_of_the_methods_involves_workers_rubbing_the_melons_with__blank_.wav'>One of the methods involves workers rubbing the melons with <span class='blank'>a soft cloth</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='a soft cloth'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5042/a_soft_cloth.wav'><span>a soft cloth</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5042/another_melon.wav'><span>another melon</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5042/a_delicate_flower.wav'><span>a delicate flower</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5042/fertilizer.wav'><span>fertilizer</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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