Watermelon grows in the open ground in summer and in greenhouses in winter, blooms around June, and the seeds grow inside its fruit. Watermelon seeds are flat, broadly ovoid or oblong, and can be spread by animals, feces and manually transmitted. Usually kept in a cool, dry place if stored well, they are usually not a problem.

Watermelon seeds look like

1, shape: watermelon seeds flattened, broadly ovoid or oblong, beaked, point-like, composed of seed coat and embryo.

2, seed coat: the seed coat is hard, the epidermis is smooth or cracked, some with black spots or with black spots on the edge, divided into umbilical point black spots, suture black spots or all brown spots.

3, color: watermelon seeds have a variety of colors, white, yellow, red, brown, black and other colors.

Watermelon bears seeds

Watermelon grows in the open ground in summer and in greenhouses in winter, blooms around June, and seeds grow inside its fruit.

Methods of watermelon seed dispersal

1, animal dispersal: watermelon seeds are very small, once stepped on by an animal, they will stick together and be taken elsewhere to fall down.

2, feces transmission: watermelon will be swallowed by the bird with the meat and seeds in one bite, soon, watermelon seeds will be discharged by the bird feces again.

3, man-made transmission: like our artificial pollination, of course, also includes some of our daily life artificial transmission operations.

Watermelon seed collection and preservation

Watermelon seeds are commonly eaten fruit, so after eating watermelon seeds can be directly put it away, general watermelon seeds are usually placed in a cool and dry place if well preserved, usually not a problem.

Watermelon seeds pictures

Watermelon seeds germination chart

Watermelon seeds germination chart