He Went to Paris

Amazed by the diversity of #Apples growing at >3000masl & extreme environment in #Skardu, #Hunza & #Gilgit. Locals say these are Kachura Amri, Quetta Amri, Suspolo, Gohar Aman, Red delicious, Golden delicious. All had special colors and tastes from their unique growing conditions

How many of you have seen Apple-Quince hybrid (Cydomalus) & how many of you have tasted it! I had opportunity to see Cydomalus at Aegean Agricultural Research Institute in Izmir Türkiye & and I will taste it later tonight🤩 #PlantBreeding #PlantGenetics #Cydomalus

A mango plant growing from seed in a 20 day timelapse [📹 La Huertina De Toni]

NOAA's GOES-16 satellite is capturing the shadow of today's total solar eclipse as it traverses the continental United States. Truly a once in a lifetime event.

Solar Eclipse 2024 - a thread 🧵 1. Cleveland by Gabe Wasylko

The wild peach was domesticated in 4000 B.C. Farmers selected seeds from the tastiest fruits for re-planting. After 6000 years of artificial selection, the peach was:- → 16x larger. → 27% Juicier. → 4% Sweeter. Compared to its wild cousin. Which one would you rather eat?

That was my style. A picture and 3 or 4 lines of text to make the point. I talk about the picture and what it shows, Next slide! 30 seconds per slide unless there are questions

As a retired berry specialist, I want to share this map of berries in North America 🍓🫐

From our garden to you, Happy Independence Day 🇺🇸 Sometimes I like plants other than weeds too 😆

Happy 4th of July “…..if you can keep it”

Wild relatives of apples (Malus species), the main progenitor of domesticated apples (Malus sieversii from Central Asia) and domesticated apples (Malus domestica)! The story of modern #Apples includes natural selection, hybridization, gene flow, human selection, & breeding.

I worked in the fruit industry for about 40 years. I was always impressed by the hard work of the people who harvested (often hand harvesting, that is hard, skilled labor) our fruits and vegetables. Acknowledge them today when you eat.

Trying to Reason with Hurricane Season

My next Spotify playlist will be the original songs of Jimmy Buffett's covers - whose songwriters he referred to as Relief Pitchers. We're talkin' Ballad of Spider John, Biloxi, Boats to Build, Back to the Island & more. Anyone wanna be tagged with this when it's ready? Fins Up!

(1/8) Weed Science humor from a student... Discussion prompt for #CSS126 Share w/ the 2 weeds that you are profiling &... Where did you photograph each ? What are their lifecycles? Which do u think would be more competitive & why? Any interesting facts you've learned?

The richest man in the world says Americans must suffer the "hardship" of $2 trillion in cuts to public spending, while he still gets tax cuts, government contracts, and corporate welfare. No wonder I got a little angry talking about it. See this week's full Coffee Klatch here:

Today in 1945, George Orwell published a devastating critique of Communism. Animal Farm reveals why every communist revolution follows the same tragic pattern: liberation to corruption to oppression. Here are 10 truths from Animal Farm Orwell warned us never to forget 🧵👇🏼

Black Diamond apples are a rare and striking variety of Hua Niu apples, known for their deep purple skin that appears almost black. Grown in the high-altitude regions of Tibet, they develop their unique color due to strong sunlight and cold nighttime temperatures. These apples