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Citrullus lanatus (watermelon)!

Episode 27 • 18th April 2022 • Song and Plants • Carmen Porter

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How does a seedless watermelon grow from a seed? Are watermelon seeds edible? Where did Citrullus lanatus originate?

This episode is all about Citrullus lanatus (watermelon)!

Opening tune: Vegetable Canon by Carmen Porter (https://carmenporter.com)

References:

https://cucurbitbreeding.wordpress.ncsu.edu/watermelon-breeding/seedless-watermelon-breeding/

https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2101486118

http://www.sci-news.com/genetics/kordofan-melon-genome-09692.html

https://watermelontimes.com/watermelon-history/

https://plantvillage.psu.edu/topics/watermelon/infos

https://ipm.missouri.edu/MEG/2020/7/watermelon-DT/

https://www.seedsavers.org/grow-watermelon

https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/citrullus

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