Tag: apples
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The history of apples is the history of mankind
“Just a little longer.” Crop of photo by CasparGirl on Flickr. CC BY 2.0. The apple has been intertwined with human civilization for thousands of years. References to apples can be found in history, literature, religion, and folklore. The wild ancestor of the modern apple tree, Malus sieversii, originated in Central Asia and was domesticated…
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“Panama disease”: A pandemic…for bananas
Elizabeth Ruda Chicago, Illinois, United States “Standard” Cavendish bananas. Crop of photo by Steve Hopson, 2007, on Flickr. CC BY 2.0. Gros Michel bananas. Crop of photo by Zwifree, 2018, on Wikimedia. CC BY 4.0. The average person does not go to the grocery store, look around the produce section, and think, “Wow, these…