Called “apples” in GBIF
Malus is a genus of about 32–57 species of small deciduous trees or shrubs in the rose family Rosaceae. It includes the domesticated orchard apple, crabapples, and wild apples.
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The apple peels and cores you toss in the compost bin contain a fiber whose molecular structure, ...
The bruised, unsellable apples that get tossed after cider pressing or a bad harvest year can be ...
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Scientists are refining a DNA-free gene-editing method for trees that uses CRISPR proteins instead of inserted genes, which could speed up breeding hardier fruit and timber species without triggering GMO regulations. The approach still struggles with getting the editing tools into tough, woody plant cells and regrowing edited plants afterward.
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The bruised, unsellable apples that get tossed after cider pressing or a bad harvest year can be fermented by bacteria into...
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The netted apple, cherry, or nut orchard you pass on a drive through farm country is quietly cutting off pollinators and...
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Cherry trees in your region are blooming earlier each decade, and a single late frost can wipe out an entire year's fruit...
Every bee that disappears from a sprayed orchard is one fewer visitor to the wildflowers and vegetables in your garden — and...
Fire blight can turn a healthy backyard apple or pear tree into blackened, dying branches in a single wet spring, and this...
Knowing exactly when your apple tree is budding, flowering, or setting fruit lets you time your watering, fertilizing, and...
Apple trees in backyard orchards and community food forests spend enormous energy fending off fungal rot each season;...
Those 'chilling hours' on apple nursery tags — the reason you can't grow a Honeycrisp reliably in coastal California — now...
If you grow tomatoes, potatoes, or grapes in your backyard and something starts going wrong with the leaves, a tool like this...
Apple trees in mountain orchards facing longer dry spells could be shielded with a simple leaf treatment rather than more...
Apple orchards worldwide are quietly being poisoned by their own soil after replanting, and this research points toward a...
Pear and apple trees in home orchards across Central Asia and increasingly beyond are threatened by a disease that has quietly...
Mulching your apple trees or garden beds with straw or compost doesn't just feed the soil once — it builds a lasting microbial...
Strawberries, bananas, and tomatoes at your grocery store could soon be bred to resist disease and pack more nutrients without...
Knowing exactly where your apple tree's soil is potassium-poor — rather than guessing and over-fertilizing everywhere — means...
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The bacteria living inside the apple seeds you plant—or that apple trees pass to their offspring—directly influence how...
China grows more apples than any other country, and knowing exactly where those orchards are helps scientists predict how...
Apples at your grocery store or farmers market depend on a delicate balance of bees and weather, and as climates shift, the...
Understanding the 'good' microbes naturally living on apples could eventually replace or reduce chemical pesticide use,...
Understanding exactly how apple trees sense and survive freezing could help breeders develop frost-resistant varieties,...
Red color of apples isn't just cosmetic — anthocyanins are the antioxidants that make apples healthy to eat, and understanding...