Watermelon Watermelon is a kind of fruit cultivated all over the world. It is mostly cultivated in tropical regions. It is the family of Curcurbitaceae. It is botanically called as Pepo. The sweet flesh with many black seeds inside. It can be eaten raw or it can be used as for juice. The sweet watermelon was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753 Swedish botanist and zoologist. It has been found from the second Millenium BC onwards in Nile Valley. Not only a food storage also as a method of water storage in it. In 7th century watermelons were being cultivated in India. Then in 10th century it can be cultivated in China. But now China is the largest producer of watermelon worldwide. Also Africa and European countries cultivated then. In Pacific Islands this fruit introduced by James Cook in his voyages of 1768 and 1779. Seedless watermelons were developed in 1939 by Japanese Scientists. Seedless watermelons were most popular in 21st century. The farmers of Zentsuji region ...