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  2. Watermelon - Wikipedia

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    Watermelon is a sweet, commonly consumed fruit of summer, usually as fresh slices, diced in mixed fruit salads, or as juice. [53] [54] Watermelon juice can be blended with other fruit juices or made into wine. [55] The seeds have a nutty flavor and can be dried and roasted, or ground into flour. [9]

  3. List of food origins - Wikipedia

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    Helmeted guinea fowl in tall grass. Many foods were originally domesticated in West Africa, including grains like African rice, Pearl Millet, Sorghum, and Fonio; tree crops like Kola nut, used in Coca-Cola, and Oil Palm; and other globally important plant foods such as Watermelon, Tamarind, Okra, Black-eye peas, and Yams. [2]

  4. Timeline of food - Wikipedia

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    1607: hominy first introduced to European explorers by Native Americans in Jamestown, Virginia [73] 1609: A trial planting in Virginia is the first cultivation of Rice in the United States. [25] 1625: Watermelons are widespread in Europe, as a minor garden crop. [33] 1629: First introduction of watermelons in North America, in Massachusetts. [33]

  5. 10 Fun Facts for National Watermelon Day—Plus, the Watermelon ...

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    National Watermelon Day is August 3, 2024, so grab a sweet slice and get an immune-boosting dose of vitamins A, B-6 and C, plus hydration (this melon's mostly water!) during the dog days of summer.

  6. Everything You Need to Know About Yellow Watermelon - AOL

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    The first watermelons weren't sweet and some were grown for their seeds, which is the opposite of the sweet, mostly seedless fruit we have today. Today's watermelon is the product of years and ...

  7. It’s grain country now, but western Kansas used to be awash ...

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    Then, like today, what shaped western Kansas agriculture and its future was water. By the early 1900s, the Arkansas River that sustained watermelon farmers in the valley was getting smaller .

  8. Citrullus - Wikipedia

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    Citrullus is a genus of seven species of desert vines, among which Citrullus lanatus (the watermelon) is an important crop. Taxonomy. Molecular data, ...

  9. Chen Wen-yu - Wikipedia

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    Chen Wen-yu (Chinese: 陳文郁; 20 November 1925 – 7 December 2012) was a Taiwanese botanist, horticulturist and an inventor in agriculture science.He bred new strains and varieties of plants, including fruits, flowers, and vegetables over his 70-year-long career.