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Papayas, America's latest fruit craze, are under threat from climate change

Papayas, America’s latest fruit craze, are under threat from climate change

Every September for the past 25 years, thousands of people have descended on a field in southeastern Ohio to celebrate North America’s largest native edible tree fruit: the papaya. With creamy yellow flesh that tastes like a cross between a mango and a banana, papayas are eaten raw, worked into sauces and chutneys, or brewed …

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Finding genes to help fruit adapt to drought

Finding genes to help fruit adapt to drought

image: Carmen Catalá and Philippe Nicolas examine tomatoes in a BTI greenhouse. see After Credit: Image Credit: Boyce Thompson Institute ITHACA, NY – As climate change is expected to bring more frequent droughts, researchers are increasingly striving to make discoveries that can help plants adapt to prolonged water stress. Researchers from the Boyce Thompson Institute …

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Bush Tomato Seeds To Be Launched To Space Station Aboard SpaceX's Next Resupply Flight |  CNN

Bush Tomato Seeds To Be Launched To Space Station Aboard SpaceX Supply Flight | CNN

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — SpaceX’s 26th commercial resupply is set to launch this weekend, and it will carry an abundance of supplies, a pair of new solar panels, dwarf tomato seeds, and a range of science experiments …

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Bush Tomato Seeds To Be Launched To Space Station Aboard SpaceX's Next Resupply Flight |  CNN

Bush Tomato Seeds To Be Launched To Space Station Aboard SpaceX’s Next Resupply Flight | CNN

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — When SpaceX’s 26th commercial resupply mission launches on Tuesday, it will carry an abundance of supplies, a pair of new solar panels, dwarf tomato seeds and a range of science experiments to the …

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