"As part of an experimental learning programme for students, off season (monsoon) cultivation of musk melon and water melon has been successfully proven," N L Patel, Principal Aspee College of Horticulture and Forestry, NAU said.
"It happens to be a new trend of vertical farming in the green houses," he said.
"Prachi (seed), cultivars of water melon and seeds variety like Golden Lady and Bobby, cultivars of musk melon, were sown during monsoon season last year in a green house," Patel said.
"Both these crops were also cultivated using grafting technique, in which they were grafted on Pumpkin rootstock which was prepared by Jayesh Patel of Bharadia village," he said.
The crop is grown in vertical fashion by giving support. The fruits of water and musk melon hang in the plastic wire net bag. Crop of musk and water melon were sown in first week of August last year and were ready for first harvest after 65 days. The harvesting continued up to 90 days, Patel said.