This native Michigan apple tree could hold the key to saving apples from climate change
The Malus coronaria learned to fight frost by blooming two or three weeks later than the trees that produce cultivated ...
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How Honeycrisp Apples Went From Marvel to Mediocre
Soon, growers were planting the Honeycrisp in New York and Washington. The tree, however, proved difficult to grow, especially in Washington State, the heart of commercial apple production in the ...
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Researchers study how to protect apple trees from climate change
That will allow them to grow into trees which are identical to the original. However, the goal is not to replace popular varieties like Fuji or Honeycrisp with Malus coronaria apples, since the ...
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Key to protecting apples may be hiding in Michigan
In the quest to make apple trees more resilient in a warming climate, some Michigan researchers are looking for a late ...
MSU researchers use Michigan tree to save apples from cold weather
A team of researchers from Michigan State University discovered a native tree unlocking the secret to protecting apples from cold weather damage. Steve van Nocker, a ...
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The basis of apple production is all about spurs producing apple ... and higher fruit value. Our work on Honeycrisp has shown that overall tree crop load is important in regulating flowering only when ...