This is not an Aggie joke.
Someday watermelons might have Viagra-like properties, researchers at Texas A&M University predicted Monday.
That said, much study and much breeding remain.
One problem is that the beneficial ingredient in good-eating varieties — citrulline — is now mainly found in the rind.
Researchers such as A&M's Steve King are trying to find melon with citrulline in the fruit's flesh.
"We will have to screen thousands and thousands of watermelon until we find it," King said in a call from College Station. "And when we do, it might not be good eating. So through crossbreeding, we will have to move it into melons that are."
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