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Get an update on CRISPR along with what plant traits were altered for improvement, and what types of entities are currently developing.

Study reveals the primary genetic cause of apple-growing enigma.

Studies reveal consumers’ views on gene-edited fruits.

Find out what whole orchard recycling is and why some growers in California are adopting the climate-smart practice.

The process is more complex in fruit crops than in others, but new strategies look promising.

Minus exogenesis DNA elements, those crops are considered fundamentally different from classic GMOs.

Argonaute proteins prove to be the next generation in fighting bacterial disease.

Smaller size allows the use of disarmed plant virus-based delivery vehicles of much limited cargo capacity.

The ‘shock wave’ arrival of prime editors could someday be of big benefit in pome crops.

Gene editing, once thought impossible in apples, now offers intriguing possibilities.

While work to automate pruning is being researched, take a look at how a columnar tree structure could reduce the need for dormant pruning.

While there are several challenges for widespread robotic implementation, improving apple tree canopies may help the transition to automation.

Most cultivated crops, if not all, are domesticated from their wild relatives. There is no exception in the case of apple.

Gene editing has the potential to aid growers in control of invasive pests.

We’re studying how genetics and branch growth can help prepare your orchard structure better for mechanization.

Researchers from California and Sweden have recently been honored for a discovery that could have big implications for […]

In what has become a heated debate, let’s discuss the science behind GMO apples.