Why are there so many types of apples? - Theresa Doud
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-are-there-so-many-types-of-apples-theresa-doud Have you ever walked into a grocery store and wondered where all the varieties of apples came...
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Have you ever walked into a grocery store and wondered where all those variety of apples came from? You might find SnapDragon, Pixie Crunch, Cosmic Crisp, Jazz, or Ambrosia next to the more familiar Red Delicious and Granny Smith. These delightfully descriptive names belong to just a handful of the over 7,500 apple varieties in the world. This huge diversity exists largely because of humanity's efforts to bear new fruit. Fruit breeding is a way to fulfill the expectations of farmers and consumers who seek specific qualities in an apple. On the one hand, farmers may want them to be disease-resistant and to store well. On the other, consumers are swayed by appearance, taste, and novelty. So, breeders have to consider everything from how well apples g...
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Have you ever walked into a grocery store and wondered where all those variety of apples came from? You might find SnapDragon, Pixie Crunch, Cosmic Crisp, Jazz, or Ambrosia next to the more familiar Red Delicious and Granny Smith. These delightfully descriptive names belong to just a handful of the over 7,500 apple varieties in the world. This huge diversity exists largely because of humanity's efforts to bear new fruit. Fruit breeding is a way to fulfill the expectations of farmers and consumers who seek specific qualities in an apple. On the one hand, farmers may want them to be disease-resistant and to store well. On the other, consumers are swayed by appearance, taste, and novelty. So, breeders have to consider everything from how well apples g...
