These catabolytes are the same for apples and pears, and are also the same as those found in the leaves of the fruit trees. The disappearance of the color green and the simultaneous appearance of these other colors are also signs of ripening fruit. A team led by Bernhard Krutler at the University of Innsbruck has now determined that the breakdown of chlorophyll in ripening apples and pears produces the same decomposition products as those in brightly colored leaves. This process causes the...

When fully developed, the scout will roam an entire orchard on its own, collecting data to help growers better manage their orchards, said Tim McConnell, senior technical staff and project manager for Vision Robotics. Similar demonstrations of this robotic scout in six sites throughout Central Washington last week provided a peek at new technology in the tree fruit industry. Such technology is considered key for the future of the fruit tree industry as it battles increasing international...

But as the demand for organic produce and other products has grown, large farms have started muscling in, sparking intense competition for space in farmers markets, health food stores and chain supermarkets. The shift toward big organic has farmers feeling like they must choose between the principles of healthy eating and environmental stewardship that sprouted the organic movement and federally sanctioned organic certification, which is essentially a marketing program. The shift toward...

It was at that moment that I remembered an old favorite recipe (part of it at least) with baked apples that left the peel on. I am not sure if this is the exact recipe I had growing up, but it was so delicious that I can t wait to share it with my nieces! Stove Top Apples Recipe Ingredients: - Four to Six of your favorite apples, washed, but not peeled - 4 teaspoons Cinnamon - 3 tablespoons of brown sugar (more or less depending on how large your apples are) - 4 Boxes of Raisons - Butter...

First, the big bins filled with 850 pounds of McIntosh apples not big or pretty enough to make the grade are slowly dropped into a lightly chlorinated tub of water. Inside a four-person crew is hurrying in an effort to keep up with the press that mashes nearly 1,600 pounds of apples an hour. On the other end, Charlie's wife, Julie, and her good friend, Jane Alford, are nimbly setting half-gallon jugs under three spigots that distribute the sweet cider, and then screwing caps on each one....

The proposer would propose an offer of raisins to the responder by partially pulling out a tray of raisins as far as he could. In each version of this mini-ultimatum game, the proposer could pull one tray with 8 raisins for himself and 2 for the other (an unfair split that people routinely reject) If the responder accepted the division of raisins, he would pull the tray the rest of the way and the two would be able eat. In a study reported in Science on October 5th, the researchers...