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 A Tree is Known by its Fruit

   January 18, 2021

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   Photographer:  Menashe Davidson
   Summary Author:  Menashe Davidson

   As a curious  agriculturist, I'll never be satisfied with what I
   know, only with what I can learn.

   Seen above are some of the types of fresh  citrus ( Rutaceae)
   grown both in my commercial plots (Sharon region, Israel) and for my
   home consumption. Food from the ground is often considered a type of
   environmental entitlement that predates humans. But what we eat is no
   less curated than a museum collection. A fruit tree grower is like an
   artist, enjoying the opportunity to add color and textures to the
   canvas.

   Citrus is the most  extensively produced tree fruit crop in the
   world, mainly for two markets: fresh fruit and the processed juice. The
   citrus genus was  domesticated in Southeast Asia several thousand
   years ago and then spread throughout the world. Fruit quality is gauged
   by factors such as size, juiciness, sweetness, color, easy-peeling and
   shelf-life. The main selection objectives for  market cultivars are
   seedlessness and the extension of the harvest season. Most of the
    citrus scion cultivars result from the selection of spontaneous bud
   mutations and, now in our modern time,  biotechnology procedures.
     * Sharon Region, Israel Coordinates:  32.234444, 34.933889

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Plant Links

     *  Discover Life
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     *  What are Phytoplankton?
     *  Encyclopedia of Life - What is a Plant?
     *  USDA Plants Database
     *  University of Texas Native Plant Database
     *  Plants in Motion
     *  What Tree is It?

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