U of M researchers find the 'parents' of the Honeycrisp apple
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U of M researchers find the 'parents' of the Honeycrisp apple
Breeders were able to make links through DNA after a decades-long search, but for one parent of the Honeycrisp, there would never be a reunion..
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U of M researchers were able to make links through DNA, but for one parent of the beloved apple, there would never be a reunion.
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Talking apples with U of M
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First Kiss: The latest U of M apple to savor
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Save the world from mediocre apples': How the U of M develops the
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100 years of apple breeding News from the Minnesota Landscape
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Washington State University Researchers Present New Apple Variety
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The curse of the Honeycrisp apple
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Solving the Honeycrisp Apple Ancestry Mystery
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How a few good apples spawned today's top varieties
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100 years of apple breeding News from the Minnesota Landscape
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Cosmic Crisp boasts big sales for Washington, with new apple
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Kudos from U: New Minnesota apple variety is cross between
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Cameron Select Red Honeycrisp — Roots to Fruits Nursery
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Creating the next big apple: Can the U of M do it again?