Most watermelons we usually eat are regular diploid watermelons, which have seeds. However, spitting out the seeds is troublesome when eating watermelon. To solve this problem, many seedless watermelons have been cultivated on the market. So how are seedless watermelons grown? The details are as follows:
How are seedless watermelons grown?
Seedless watermelons are cultivated through hybridization. This involves treating watermelons with colchicine and crossing ordinary diploid watermelons with tetraploid watermelons to create triploid watermelons. Triploid watermelons are infertile and therefore cannot produce seeds.
What are some varieties of seedless watermelons?
1. Red Jade Watermelon
Hong Xiaoyu is a small-fruited seedless watermelon variety with vigorous growth and continuous fruiting. It has a crisp, sandy, and tender flesh with a good taste and flavor, and the central refractive sugar content can reach more than 12.5%.
2. Kirin melon
Kirin watermelon is a type of watermelon, a newly cultivated scientific variety, currently mainly produced in Hainan and other regions. Kirin watermelons are generally seedless, but it's normal for them to have a very few small white seeds.
3. Jingxin Seedless No. 1
Jingxin Seedless No. 1 is similar in appearance to Jingxin No. 1, with striped rind, bloom, and pink flesh. It is a rare mid-early maturing, high-quality striped seedless watermelon variety in China.
4. Black Honey No. 5 Watermelon
Black Honey No. 5 watermelon is a new mid-to-late maturing seedless watermelon variety. The flesh is bright red, with a uniform cross-section, few fibers, and is juicy and sweet. In addition, the rind is relatively firm, making it resistant to storage and transportation, and it can generally be stored at room temperature for more than 20 days.
5. Jinhuami No. 1
Jinhuami No. 1 is a mid-maturing seedless watermelon with round fruit, red flesh, fine and crisp texture, and abundant juice. It has strong disease resistance, is resistant to storage and transportation, and can be stored at room temperature for one month.
