Fresh fruit and vegetables carry an abundance of bacteria on their surfaces, not all of which cause disease. In the first study to assess the variety of these non-pathogenic bacteria, scientists report that these surface ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 27, 2013
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Physicists have taken a close look at Roald Dahl's children's book, "James and the Giant Peach," in which a flock of gulls fly an outsize fruit and its occupants across the Atlantic.
General Physics
Jan 8, 2013
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As peach trees go, it doesn't look much different than its kin at the Clemson University Musser Fruit Research Farm, but appearances can be deceiving. This one, a Lovell variety, has a unique genetic characteristic that made ...
Biotechnology
Apr 1, 2010
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Interspecific hybridization is a key process in plant evolution and breeding that can lead to phenotypic changes and the formation of new species. The merging of different genomes in a hybrid often triggers a so-called "genomic ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Dec 21, 2023
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Biochemists from RUDN University have determined which substances in peach leaves provide the antioxidant effect of their extract. They investigated the composition of the powders obtained from leaves of several varieties ...
Analytical Chemistry
Dec 17, 2019
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A sea turtle that swallowed more than 4 feet (1 meter) of fishing line has been released in the Atlantic Ocean off South Carolina's coast after undergoing surgery.
Ecology
Oct 11, 2017
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A sea turtle that underwent surgery to remove more than 4 feet (1 meter) of fishing line she had swallowed has been released in the Atlantic Ocean off South Carolina's coast.
Ecology
Oct 10, 2017
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A new peach variety developed by an Agricultural Research Service scientist in cooperation with the University of Georgia and the University of Florida requires less winter chilling and will give growers in the southeastern ...
Ecology
Aug 21, 2015
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For producers of peaches and other orchard-grown produce, managing the orchard floor can present challenges. Unwelcome vegetation on the orchard floor competes with trees for water and nutrients reducing tree growth and productivity, ...
Ecology
Jul 29, 2015
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Southerners who have been anxiously awaiting a peach tree that will produce in warmer climates – just chill.
Ecology
Feb 22, 2013
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