Sinking your teeth into a juicy, ripe watermelon is one of summer's greatest pleasures, particularly when you don't have to spit out any seeds. Indeed, humans have adapted many fruits to be seedless ...

QUESTION: How do seedless plants reproduce? ANSWER: Scientists estimate that there are approximately 400,000 species of plants on Earth. It is no surprise that there are many forms of plant ...

Wait, so those little brown specks don't count as seeds? Seedless bananas may be our ideal version of the fruit, but the ...

Banana plants grow without seeds using methods like suckers and tissue culture. This is important for home gardeners seeking ...

As August 3 is National Watermelon Day, let’s take a look at how the seedless variety is cultivated. Seedless watermelons first came onto the market more than half a century ago. To say that they are ...

Imagine digging into the flesh of a sweet, ripe mango without having to pause and nibble around that huge annoying seed in the middle. In search of a better mango, researchers at the Bihar Agriculture ...

SOMIS, Calif. — Thirty miles northwest of Los Angeles, the Lemon Hill grove — a square mile of rolling slopes covered with healthy young trees, laden with fragrant yellow fruit — evokes the Arcadian ...

Here’s a new item in the produce aisle for people who adore avocados but are terrified of slicing the fruit themselves: seedless avocados. The strange product, which looks more like a cucumber or ...

"Avocado Hand" is real, and avocado-loving millennials are suffering avocado-related injuries. Slicing into the fruit, hitting the pit, and accidentally slicing your hand is so common it now has a ...

Social media users are warning against the purported dangers of seedless watermelon. "Eating seedless watermelon treated with colchicine can cause cancers, severe liver and kidney issues and ...