Research yields test to predict bitter pit disorder in Honeycrisp apples

(Penn State) A test to determine whether bitter pit -- a disorder that blindsides apple growers by showing up weeks or months after picking -- will develop in stored Honeycrisp apples was developed by a team of Penn State researchers, promising to potentially save millions of dollars annually in wasted fruit.

Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - October 19, 2017 Category: Biology Source Type: news