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What is this crop?
Sort of broad leaves, small plant, growing in a field near the road, near DeRidder, Louisiana, USA?
6 Answers
- A HunchLv 77 months ago
Your answer regarding watermelon was FANTASTIC!!!
It made me laugh out loud - literally.
Seedless watermelon is not watermelon that doesn't have a chance to mature.
Seedless watermelons are made by crossing pollen, which has 22 chromosomes per cell, with watermelon flowers that have been altered with chemicals. The treated flowers have 44 chromosomes per cell—double the normal amount. The result is a sterile hybrid with 33 chromosomes, known as a triploid. Its seeds are incapable of maturing into hard, black, developed watermelon seeds, and remain mostly hollow shells. But they’re still seeds, if more palatable and less fruitful. Supposedly seedless watermelons can contain hundreds of them.
