Eating Apples: How Scientists Make Tastier Apples and a Better Business for Growers

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Published May 21, 2010 at 8:27 AM EDT

By Dave Bullard and Jason Smith

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Oswego, NY – Scientists at Cornell University have come up with 2 new varieties of apple. It's the result of decades worth of research. WRVO's Dave Bullard joins Jason Smith in the studio to talk about the new apples and the work that goes into developing them.

Links to resources: Two new apple varieties released for NYS growers only

New York Apple Country website.

Central New York apple orchards.

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