Pomology (APPLES) with Dr. Susan K. Brown
Green, yellow, striped, red, shiny, russet. Tart, sweet, sour, crunchy. Big, small, wild, heirloom, cultivated. How will you like them apples? Very much, once you hear all about the fascinating backstory of how an apple got into your lunch with one of the world’s finest pomologists and geneticists, the incredibly knowledgeable and charming Dr. Susan K. Brown, a professor at Cornell University's AgriTech division. Fill your baskets with apple picking tips, genetic mash ups, taste test requirements, DNA trivia, compost treasures, maggot babies, the animal dung that changed history, how to have your own orchard, the sweet taste of science redemption, the loudest apple crunch on record, and what you’re actually tasting when you enjoy this feat of breeding. You’ll forever appreciate this everyday fruit.
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View Dr. Susan K. Brown’s publications on ResearchGate
Visit websites for apples developed by Dr. Brown: RubyFrost and SnapDragon
A donation went to the Parkinson’s Foundation
Links to things we discussed:
Apple Festivals in 2023: Where, When and More to Find an Apple Festival Near You!
Apple Varieties Guide by Harvest Date - Which Apple to Pick and Why!
Every Apple You Eat Took Years and Years to Make
Why It Takes Decades To Breed New Apple Varieties
Snapdragon apple wins outstanding cultivar award
New York Apple Growers sets out the growing and marketing plan
Crunch Time Apple Growers offers unique apples
National Park Service: Fruit Varieties: Apples
MAIA-L (Ludacrisp® ) - Midwest Apple Improvement Association
BOOK: Johnny Appleseed: The Man, the Myth, the American Story
The A, Bee, Cs of Apple Pollination
The Religious Motivations Behind How Johnny Appleseed Grew His Apples
The Last Wild Apple Forests – Almaty, Kazakhstan
Why Your Supermarket Sells Only 5 Kinds of Apples
Barbara McClintock and the discovery of jumping genes
Transposons: The Jumping Genes
Sweet taste in apple: the role of sorbitol, individual sugars, organic acids and volatile compounds
Caravanserai along the Silk Road
Mitochondrial DNA and human evolution
Bromeliads have splashy flower displays
Effects of the sound of the bite on apple perceived crispness and hardness
The Best Way to Prevent Cut Apples From Browning
Why Apple Detectives Are Tracking Down Lost Varieties
Apple allergy: Causes and factors influencing fruits allergenic properties–Review
Effects of the sound of the bite on apple perceived crispness and hardness
Association Between Apple Consumption and Physician Visits
New apple disease spoils even pasteurized foods
Once-Discontinued Slice Soda Now Looks Completely Different
The Real Reason So Many People Hate The Taste Of Black Licorice
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