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The Vegetable Beet is a podcast produced by the Great Lakes Vegetable Producers network. This weekly interview and discussion focuses on vegetable production challenges and opportunities every Wednesday during the growing season.

Almost everyone is familiar with watermelon, but there is much more to the fruit than being just a sweet summer snack. Its high nutritional value and invigorating compounds have helped make watermelon the third most popular fruit in the world. Join BTI’s Dr. Zhangjun Fei in this Breaking Ground as we discuss how genomics has helped unravel the origin and breeding history of the watermelon, and how scientists continue to work to improve this fascinating fruit.