A genomicist’s post on citrus, a ecologist’s post on an extinct cucurbit known only from a single 175 year old specimen, and “Sex, Drugs, and Paleo-botany!”
Posts Tagged ‘citrus’
Sugar Belle Citrus and Patents
The University of Florida has released a new (patented) mandarin orange variety called Sugar Belle. It’s a great opportunity to think about intellectual property and crops (not something unique to genetically engineered ones, not matter what you might hear). Also a great chance to consider why breeding fruit trees isn’t a job for the impatient.
3.5 pounds (1.5 kilos) of Citrus
It’s only in the past few years that I’ve begun seeing pomelos for sale in grocery stores. I remember eating the first one I’d ever seen in Matthew’s dorm room, which puts it just over 3 years ago. The Pomelo is one of the parental species, along with the orange, of the modern grapefruit, and [...]