June 28, 2011
This recent article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences provides evidence that people have been doing selective breeding of plants-using evolutionary concepts of selection-as early as 10,000 years ago. This work continues today.
However, I post this research here with a warning. (more…)
June 16, 2011
I’m struggling with language here, so any advice is appreciated. An aprium is a new fruit variety, created by Zaiger Genetics. It’s 3/4 apricot and 1/4 plum, just the reverse of a pluot, also developed by Zaiger Genetics. (Before rambling on about my garden, I should mention that the SF Chronicle had a nice article on the Zaiger family a few days ago. I visited their farm a few years ago while on a tasting tour and met them. They’re good people, and (more…)
Urban Agroecology 