First, peach fuzz protects the fruit from insects and other pests. The tiny little hairs are irritating for some bugs. When every inch of a peach is covered with the fuzz, the creepy crawlers and fliers won't land on the fruit's skin. In turn, they can't lay their eggs or feast on...
BEIJING, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- Chinese researchers have discovered two genes that can cooperatively control the skin texture of peaches and revealed the secrets of the smooth rather than a fuzzy appearance of nectarines. Nectarines, botanically classified as a subspecies of the peach, are smooth an...
pie, or even just simple peaches and cream. Perhaps because of its association with dessert, the fuzzy fruit is often overlooked as a nutritional powerhouse. Like a Southern belle, the sun-kissed peach has historically
Music may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think ofMotley Cruenowadays. Since its heyday, the band has sold its life story, in the form of a2002 autobiographyand a2019 movienamedThe Dirt, more effectively than new records. And while it is one whale of a tale - fil...
Why Wait for the Fruit? DNA-informed Breeding in Rosaceae: Prediction of Apple, Peach, and Sweet Cherry Skin Color as a Case StudyPaul James Sandefur