News tagged with kiwifruit
The curious chromosomes of a curious fruit
Mar 09, 2009 |
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Incipient sex chromosomes have been found in New Zealand's eponymous export, the kiwifruit. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Genomics have mapped the kiwifruit genome and pin-pointed the sex-determining locus. ...
Genetic data promises new future for kiwi fruit
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Jul 31, 2008 |
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Kiwifruit lovers can look forward to new, novel forms of their favourite fruit thanks to the release this week of crucial genetic data which fruit breeders say will help them naturally breed new varieties with increased health ...
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Oxygen trick could see organic costs tumble
Jun 11, 2007 |
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A simple, cheap treatment using just oxygen could allow growers to store organic produce for longer and go a long way towards reducing the price of organic fruit and vegetables, reports Lisa Richards in Chemistry & Industry.
Natural Chemical Found in Strawberries Boosts Memory in Healthy Mice
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Oct 18, 2006 |
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Mothers have long exhorted their children to eat their fruit and vegetables. But once kids are beyond mom’s watchful eye, the hated greens often go the way of Barbie dolls and power rangers. Now, there’s another reason to ...
Red kiwi poised to make a healthy debut
Nov 09, 2005 |
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First there was green, then yellow and now red-fleshed kiwifruit. A team of researchers in Italy and New Zealand has found that a newly developed variety of red-fleshed kiwifruit contain anthocyanins, bright red pigments ...
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