Pollination Methods: Cucurbits

What do cucumbers, watermelons, and zucchini all have in common? They're Cucurbits! Learn about the different kinds of cucurbit species that we grow, where they came from, and sample their diverse shapes and colors. If you've ever had an itch to breed some squash in your backyard, this video will show you how and tell you what species can cross with each other. Finally, have you ever wondered how breeders make seedless watermelons, and grow them year after year, even though they don't make seeds?
This video has been entered in the ChloroFilms contest at http://www.chlorofilms.org/

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Science & Technology

Tags:

• genetics
• seedless
• watermelon
• breeding
• plants
• cucumber
• squash
• melon
• luffa
• gourd
• chromosomes
• triploid
• seeds
• ChloroFilms