how does watermelon grow without seeds?

Answer 1

Good question

Answer 2

I like your answer E E. It just so happens that she is correct. Watermelons to begin with are always diploid like you and me (two matching sets of chromosomes). In order to make a seedless watermelon, breeders like myself double the number of chromosomes in one parent to four sets (tetraploid). When the two parents pollinate each other (one diploid and one tetraploid) each parent gives one half of its chromosome sets to the new seed being made. This results in the seed having three sets of chromosomes called a triploid. Only seed from the tetraploid are kept. Odd numbers of chromosome sets makes any creature sterile, but it is not always perfect so sometimes you will see mature seeds even in a seedless fruit.

One last thing, just growing seedless watermelon won't get you any fruit cause the pollen is sterile. You need to grow another diploid or seeded watermelon in order to provide pollen and thus fruit.

As to watermelon produced by cuttings? Very difficult if not impossible to do.

Answer 3

Watermelon breeders discovered that crossing a diploid plant (bearing the standard two sets of chromosomes) with a tetraploid plant (having four sets of chromosomes) results in a fruit that produces a triploid seed. (Yes, it has three sets of chromosomes). This seed grows fruit that rarely develops seeds, although you may find some empty white seed coats. The melon's flesh is firmer because the usual softening of the fruit around the seeds does not occur.

Answer 4

Good Question. I think that its a whole other watermelon species. I love watermelon. You know, they made a cross between a pineapple and a watermelon! Its so cool! I think its a poddermelon. I don't know exactly. Oh well!

Answer 5

certainly its purely genetic crossbreeding. the determine seed will strengthen a watermellon plant, however the offspring watermellon the seed would not strengthen. its no longer fertilizer or magic, and so on. purely no longer trouble-free artwork from horticulturists to grant you a seedless product. as for seedless grapes, they have been gotten an identical way, yet then the strain is now grafted to an present root device. same with oranges, or kinds of nuts, and so on. in case you do get a seed from one million of those and plant it, it would desire to offer super fruit, it would desire to no longer fruit in any respect. you are able to frequently dillute a tension down as much as 3 crossbreedings earlier you initiate seeing damaging outcomes.

Answer 6

The short answer is, it doesn't.

Seedless fruits have been specially cultivated and bred for their seedlessness. Since they have no seeds they have to be grown by taking cuttings and getting them to sprout roots and grow.

For some fruits (like seedless oranges) they are grown by grafing shoots onto other trees.

Answer 7

oh come on .... duh ... watermelon drows from the root not the seed ... lol ... its ok not to know it caz most of the people likes to hav watermelon but doesnt grow it ... i dont grow watermelons either ... but i know the fact that watermelons are grown from the roots ...

Answer 8

What do you think all those little black things are inside?

Watermelons are also propogated by cuttings.

Answer 9

it doesn't because you still need to plant a seed

Answer 10

hmm good question ive always wondered that.....
good luck finding it out