lsofsalinity.Mr.\rVanRijsselberghesayshewasabletoharvestvegetables\rfrommostoftheeighttestareas.Hesaysthevegetables\rweresmallerthanthosegrowninfreshwater.Buthesays\rtheyalsohavemoresugarandsalt,sotheytastebetter.\r"It'samiracle.Imean,itshouldn'tbeacarrot,itshould\rbedyingifwelookatthedatasthatareavailableinthe\rworldatthemoment."\rThefarmergrewcarrots,cabbage,onionsandbeetroot.\rButhefoundthatpotatoesgrewbetterthantheother\rvegetablesinthecombinationofseaandfreshwater.Mr.\rVanRijsselberghesaysfourkindsofthesepotatoeswere\rrecentlysenttoPakistan,wherethousandsofhectaresof\rlandhavebeendamagedbysalinization.Farmersin\rPakistanwilltesttheDutchpotatoestoseeiftheycanbe\rgrowninthosefields.\rAndthat'stheVOALearningEnglish.Formoreagriculture\randenvironmentstories,gotoourwebsite.I'mCaty\rWeaver.
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