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Blackberries have both citric and malic acids, with citric usually a bit higher than malic. We have a GWAS hit for pH near an ALMT9, which seems promising... If ALMT9 were a candidate gene for subacid flavor, would you expect reduced malic acid only or reduced citric too???

Thanks Aaron Cato and Amanda McWhirt for having me on Southern Fruitcast! Listen in to learn more about my favorite subject, muscadines!!!

Giant muscadine contest! The bronze one is the winner at 32.68 g!

Hey TUSK VI! I saw that grapes are your favorite snack! Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station has a muscadine grape breeding program! We think you'll love these because they are native to Arkansas and big enough for a strong guy like you! Want some??

Fruit breeders with the Ark Ag Experiment Station have advanced 11 seedless muscadine selections into growing trials at the Fruit Research Station. Read more at aaes.uada.edu/news/muscadine… UA System Div of Ag Margaret Worthington Amanda McWhirt University of Arkansas Fruit Research Station Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service

FYI, registration for NCCC 212 🫐🍓🍇 closes this Friday and state reports should be uploaded this week! We look forward to hosting everyone in AR later this month! Margaret Worthington //www.uaex.uada.edu/farm-ranch/crops-commercial-horticulture/horticulture/nccc-212-22.aspx

Today the NCCC 212 meeting is touring research lead by Aaron Cato, Matt Berttuci and fruit breeding program lead by Margaret Worthington at the UA System Div of Ag Fruit Research Station

Open Assistant Professor position in applied molecular breeding for vegetable crops at North Carolina State University. Read more and apply here jobs.ncsu.edu lnkd.in/gNpGPmqP

At long last! Our blackberry genome assembly and annotation is published in G3! academic.oup.com/g3journal/adva…

Longtime Berry Researcher Finishes His Academic Career on a Sweet Note ow.ly/4fgC50MlwoL University of Arkansas

I had the opportunity to talk about specialty crops research the effects of regulation on plant breeding innovation today! Back to the blackberry field tomorrow!

Our first paper describing GWAS results for fruit firmness in tetraploid blackberry is officially published! More exciting blackberry genetics work coming out later this year! frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

Join us for the 2024 Blackberry Field Tour at the Fruit Research Station in Clarksville, June 12! 🌱 Explore the latest in UA System Div of Ag research and taste #blackberries. Register at aaes.uada.edu/events/2024-fi… Margaret Worthington Amanda McWhirt Aaron Cato Hannah Wright-Smith

I look forward to the progress of this great grape NIFA project. Congratulations Margaret Margaret Worthington and Renee Food Science Club! #NIFAImpacts

A Berry Big Deal! Have you ever had muscadines? New research explores combining the best traits of muscadines with traditional table grapes to create disease-resistant, flavorful grapes that consumers will love. 🎧 LISTEN: aaes.uada.edu/podcast/berry-… uarkhorticulture Margaret Worthington

🍇 A BERRY big deal! Have you tried muscadines? Researchers are combining muscadines and grapes to develop a NEW FRUIT that is tasty and resilient! 🎧 Check out my convo with Dr. Worthington: aaes.uada.edu/podcast/berry-… Margaret Worthington NIFA UA System Div of Ag

Congratulations, Margaret Worthington for your recent Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers! Read more about it at aaes.uada.edu/news/worthingt…. Margaret Worthington UA System Div of Ag uarkhorticulture NIFA