News tagged with peach production
Horizontal string trimmer reduces labor costs, increases peach size
As consumer demand for premium fruit increases, growers are being challenged to bring consistently high-quality fruit to market. And to boost their bottom line, orchard owners are experimenting with new techniques ...
Dec 11, 2009 |
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Novel approach to curing crop diseases tested
(PhysOrg.com) -- Sugar may be a treat for humans, but for aphids it can be life threatening. A $452,000 grant to Cornell and Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research (BTI) will fund research exploiting ...
Apr 03, 2012 |
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D.C. cherry trees: Blooms won't wait in warming world, research finds
Cherry trees in full bloom in our nation's capital – as well as the festival surrounding that event – could be as much as four weeks earlier by 2080 depending on how much warming occurs.
Mar 20, 2012 |
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Introducing L-PEACH: Tool for understanding peach tree development
In peach trees, as in other plants, the energy used to create carbohydrates that support growth and development comes from solar radiation through the process of photosynthesis. Peach tree productivity is ...
Nov 17, 2011 |
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Clemson University peach specialist unveils CaroTiger, something to roar about
Celebrating the end to a successful peach season, Clemson University peach specialist Desmond Layne announced the naming of a new peach cultivar — CaroTiger. The fourth in the "Caro" — for South Carolina — ...
Sep 12, 2011 |
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What's really in that luscious chocolate aroma?
The mouth-watering aroma of roasted cocoa beans — key ingredient for chocolate — emerges from substances that individually smell like potato chips, cooked meat, peaches, raw beef fat, cooked cabbage, human sweat, ...
Aug 29, 2011 |
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Link discovered between Montana weather, ocean near Peru
A Montana State University researcher who analyzed 100 years of data has found a significant link between extreme Montana weather and the ocean temperatures near Peru.
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Jul 22, 2011 |
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Climate change to deal blow to fruits, nuts: study
Climate change is expected to alter the global industry in fruits and nuts dramatically as tree crops such as pistachios and cherries struggle in the rising temperatures, researchers said.
May 30, 2011 |
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Stink bug spread worries growers across nation
(AP) -- An insect with a voracious appetite, no domestic natural predators and a taste for everything from apples to lima beans has caused millions of dollars in crop damage and may just be getting started.
May 20, 2011 |
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Greeks mobilise to protect endangered seeds
The remote valley of Mesohori in northeastern Greece seems an unusual choice for a stand against genetically modified crop conglomerates who are knocking on Europe's door.
May 15, 2011 |
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Latin American effort to rejuvenate crop collections rooted in the origins of agriculture
Crop specialists in Central America announced today that a major rescue effort is underway in one of the heartlands of ancient agriculture to regenerate thousands of unique varieties of coffee, tomatoes, chili peppers, beans ...
Apr 07, 2011 |
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