Are you reading this coffee in hand? You’re probably not alone. Coffee is the third most-consumed drink in the world (it falls just behind water and tea). However, all that java adds up to a grinding global demand for coffee…
Tag: Agriculture
A Brief History of Watermelons
Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) is a flowering vine-like plant, a major global crop, and one of the best parts of summer. However, the original watermelons were small, thick-skinned, and bitter. Fortunately, five thousand years of human ingenuity has transformed this species…
Apples from Apples
Humans have long recognized and taken advantage of genetic variation through traditional plant and animal husbandry techniques. For centuries, selective breeding and conventional hybridization have been used to increase desirable qualities. For fruits and vegetables, desirable qualities include disease-resistance, drought…
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