Seedless Watermelons: Sterile Hybrids

Seedless Watermelons: Sterile Hybrids

Have you eaten a slice of cold watermelon or sipped a watermelon ice shake on a hot summer day? Because of its watery flesh, watermelons are considered as one of the best thirst quenching fruit available. This tropical fruit is sweetest and of the best quality during the summer, its most abundant season, although it is now available in the market throughout the year. Other than good sources of water and fibers, watermelons provides us with some of the most important antioxidants including Vitamin C, Vitamin A specifically beta-carotene, and the carotenoid lycopene. Watermelons are also good sources of potassium and magnesium. But did you know that the original watermelons are full of small brown seeds? These numerous tiny seeds the source of (butong pakwan) are often embedded in the watermelon flesh and is cumbersome to remove. For others the presence of theses seeds is a reason why they avoid watermelons Thanks to advances in plant breeding, watermelons full of seeds are already things of the past now, seedless watermelons are available.