BEIJING – Watermelons have been bursting by the score in eastern China after farmers gave them overdoses of growth chemicals during wet weather, creating what state media called fields of "land mines.

BEIJING — Watermelons have been bursting by the score in eastern China after farmers gave them overdoses of growth chemicals during wet weather, creating what state media called fields of "land mines.

State media has said nearly 50 hectares of watermelon crops in the eastern city of Danyang have been ruined by the phenomenon this month after some growers doused them with the growth accelerator ...

You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. It was supposed to be a typical watermelon crop, or at least that’s what 20 Chinese farmers were expecting.

An investigation into bursting watermelons in east China's Jiangsu Province shows that growth promoter as well as sudden rainfall may be to blame, said experts on Tuesday. Watermelons have been ...

Farmers in Jiangsu province sprayed a man-made plant hormone called forchlorfenuron on watermelons this month and saw them burst one after another. The farmers blamed forchlorfenuron for their loss of ...