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Disease-resistant banana may change the future of farming
Scientists have successfully engineered Yelloway One, a banana plant resistant to two of the most destructive diseases.
Gardening jobs in October: 40 things to do in your garden this month
Despite October bringing with it shorter days and a chill in the air, all is not lost when it comes to our gardens. From ...
Pawpaw plight: Climate change, drought plague North America's largest native fruit
Pawpaws grow in the eastern half of North America, from Ontario to Florida. But in Ohio and Kentucky, some growers are ...
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Best Shasta daisies – 10 varieties of these joyful, hardy perennials
T he evolution of Shasta daisies, Leucanthemum, began with the American pioneer of plant breeding, Luther Burbank. Said to ...
This Rare Superfood Tastes Like Bananas and Mangoes—You Won't Find It at Grocery Stores
Pawpaws are the fruit of a native tree that's been growing in North America since before humans had been on the continent.
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This Rare Superfood Tastes Like Bananas and Mangoes—You Won't Find It at Grocery Stores
such as papaya or banana–though the trees themselves are hardy enough to withstand cold winters. Pawpaw fruit looks like hand-sized kidney beans, with a curving oblong shape, greenish skin ...
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An ancient African tree is providing a new ‘superfood’ but local harvesters are barely surviving
Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The baobab tree is known as the “tree of life” and its fruit is feeding a growing global market for ...
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Walking the trees: we traced how First Nations groups moved bunya pine and black bean trees
Like bunya pines, black bean trees (Castanospermum australe) have been an important food source for thousands of years. While the large seeds are toxic, they can be made edible. Here, we have ...