NHAES scientists share in $10M USDA research grant
(University of New Hampshire) New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station scientists at the University of New Hampshire are among those who have been awarded a $10 million, five-year federal grant to develop and apply modern DNA-based tools to deliver new cultivated varieties of rosaceous crops such as apples, peaches, strawberries, and cherries with superior product quality and disease resistance. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - October 8, 2014 Category: Biology Source Type: news
The Perfect Summer Peach Wasn't Always So Rosy
The peaches we eat today look very little like the first peaches planted. We can thank the Chinese farmers who first domesticated the fruit for kicking off millennia of breeding for perfection.» E-Mail This (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - September 15, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alison Bruzek Source Type: news
It's the pits: Ancient peach stones offer clues to fruit's origins
Anyone who enjoys biting into a sweet, fleshy peach can now give thanks to the people who first began domesticating this fruit: Chinese farmers who lived 7,500 years ago. Archeologists have a good understanding of domestication -- conscious breeding for traits preferred by people -- of annual plants such as grains (rice, wheat, etc.), but the role of trees in early farming and how trees were domesticated has not been well documented to date. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - September 7, 2014 Category: Science Source Type: news
It's the pits: Ancient peach stones offer clues to fruit's origins
(University of Toronto) Anyone who enjoys biting into a sweet, fleshy peach can now give thanks to the people who first began domesticating this fruit: Chinese farmers who lived 7,500 years ago. (Source: EurekAlert! - Biology)
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - September 5, 2014 Category: Biology Source Type: news
Fuzzy, Sweet, Sexy: How Man Shapes Peach
The evolution of peaches is being revealed through genetics, which also explains the fruit's most appealing features. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - September 1, 2014 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: JV Chamary Source Type: news
Recipe: Peach crumble
(Source: MayoClinic.com Recipe of the Day)
Source: MayoClinic.com Recipe of the Day - August 19, 2014 Category: Nutrition Source Type: news
Fruit recall expanded by California company
If you've bought California nectarines, peaches, plums or pluots lately, even the organic kind, check the label carefully. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - August 5, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Fruit recall expanded
If you've bought California nectarines, peaches, plums or pluots lately, even the organic kind, check the label carefully. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - August 4, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Company expands voluntary fruit recall
If you've bought California nectarines, peaches, plums or pluots lately, even the organic kind, check the label carefully. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - August 4, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Company expands voluntary fruit recall
If you've bought California nectarines, peaches, plums or pluots lately, even the organic kind, check the label carefully. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - August 4, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Plums, Peaches Recall Expanded by Calif. Company
(Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - August 4, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nationwide fruit recall expanded
Danielle HaynesCUTLER, Calif., Aug. 3 (UPI) -- Wawona Packing Co. recalls more peaches, plums due to possible listeriosis contamination. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - August 3, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
