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High-yield Strawberry Bred
Pyongyang, June 14 (KCNA) -- Researchers of Pyongyang Agricultural College of Kim Il Sung University have bred a high-yield species of strawberry.

The new species contains 11.01 percent of sugar and 0.58 percent of acidity. It weighs 23 grams per fruit and 345 grams per plant.

It, sweeter and more fragrant than other species, is of vivid red color.

It is strong in resistance to epidemics and cold. It can stand even 16 degrees below zero.

It is fruitful for four years.

It has proved suitable for the climatic and soil conditions of Korea.

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