The sweet, juicy peaches we love today might have been a popular snack long before modern humans arrived on the scene.
Archaeology
Dec 1, 2015
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Anyone who enjoys biting into a sweet, fleshy peach can now give thanks to the people who first began domesticating this fruit: Chinese farmers who lived 7,500 years ago.
Biotechnology
Sep 6, 2014
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A basic premise of how plants grow is that shoots grow up and roots grow down. A new study, published in Plant Physiology, reveals the answer to a fascinating question: why do weeping tree varieties defy this natural growth ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Feb 29, 2024
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Peach skin coloration is an important quality that affects the commercial value of the fruit. However, how light affects its coloration remains unclear.
Molecular & Computational biology
May 19, 2022
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As you bite into a peach, remember farmers are harvesting the fruit this month and next in Florida.
Plants & Animals
Apr 15, 2021
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A Boyce Thompson Institute-led team has identified genes enabling peaches and their wild relatives to tolerate stressful conditions—findings that could help the domesticated peach adapt to climate change.
Ecology
Mar 9, 2021
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Humans have been eating peaches and almonds for thousands of years. Although at first sight the products of these trees may seem to be very different, both species are part of the Prunus genus, and are genetically very similar—so ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 26, 2019
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Scientists have discovered a new species of moth in northern Europe, which was previously unknown to science.
Plants & Animals
Feb 19, 2018
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At Lavoie's Farm in New Hampshire, beans and corn haven't broken through the ground yet and fields of strawberries are stunted.
Environment
Jul 25, 2016
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Can shorter peach and nectarine trees reduce labor costs without sacrificing fruit quality and yield?
Ecology
Aug 11, 2014
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