Domestic watermelon origins
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Domestic watermelon origins
https://phys.org/news/2021-05-seedy-sli ... heast.html
The link above is to an article about how they found a new candidate for the domestic watermelon's most likely ancestor. It's *not* the citron watermelon, as previously believed. The Kordofan melon is the current suspect. They think it came from northeast Africa.
The link above is to an article about how they found a new candidate for the domestic watermelon's most likely ancestor. It's *not* the citron watermelon, as previously believed. The Kordofan melon is the current suspect. They think it came from northeast Africa.
Location: SW Idaho, USA
Climate: BSk
USDA hardiness zone: 6
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Climate: BSk
USDA hardiness zone: 6
Elevation: 2,260 feet