1. When You Cross a Plum With an Apricot A hybrid fruit is the result of cross-pollination of two plants from the same species or genus. When humans intervene in the process by selecting plants to ...

When To Ripen, When To Rot. Fruits' Secrets Revealed : The Salt Humans have harnessed the ripening power of the plant hormone ethylene for centuries, but a recent discovery of how a plant controls ...

Answer: Due to our mild winters, we must be very careful about which cultivars of fruit trees we choose to plant in our area. Many fruit trees, such as apples, pears, plums, peaches, nectarines ...