What's your favorite apple? Maybe it's the crowd-pleasing Honeycrisp, the tart Granny Smith or the infamous Red Delicious. Either way, before that apple made it to your local grocery store or orchard it had to be invented — by a scientist. So today, we're going straight to the source: Talking to an apple breeder. Producer Hannah Chinn) reports how apples are selected, bred, grown ... and the discoveries that could change that process. Plus, what's a "spitter"?*Want to know how science impacts other food you eat? Email us at [email protected]) and we might cover your food of choice on a future episode!*Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)
