QUESTION: How do seedless plants reproduce? ANSWER: Scientists estimate that there are approximately 400,000 species of plants on Earth. It is no surprise that there are many forms of plant ...

Sinking your teeth into a juicy, ripe watermelon is one of summer's greatest pleasures, particularly when you don't have to spit out any seeds. Indeed, humans have adapted many fruits to be seedless ...

(via SciShow) Seedless watermelons are basically the best thing ever. But they’re also a delicious paradox. Seeds are a key part of plant reproduction. So how do you breed a plant that doesn’t make ...

Where do we get the seeds for seedless fruit? Dan Holden | Essexville, Michigan You don’t need seeds to grow seedless fruit. In one method, you take vegetative cuttings of the parent plant and root ...

As August 3 is National Watermelon Day, let’s take a look at how the seedless variety is cultivated. Seedless watermelons first came onto the market more than half a century ago. To say that they are ...

Amy McCarthy is a reporter at Eater, focusing on pop culture, policy and labor, and only the weirdest online trends. Many of my fondest summer memories are centered around the juicy ripe red heart of ...

SOMIS, Calif. — Thirty miles northwest of Los Angeles, the Lemon Hill grove — a square mile of rolling slopes covered with healthy young trees, laden with fragrant yellow fruit — evokes the Arcadian ...

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Social media users are warning against the purported dangers of seedless watermelon. "Eating seedless watermelon treated with colchicine can cause cancers, severe liver and kidney issues and ...