#plant-research

#plant-research

"Based on DNA, we found that watermelons as we know them today - with sweet, often red pulp that can be eaten raw - were genetically closest to wild forms from west Africa and northeast Africa," said Susanne S. Renner, honorary professor of biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University.

In Asia, ginseng is valued for its restorative properties. Work in recent years has shown that it contains around 200 bioactive compounds.