Winter dormancy 101
How it works and why it matters. By Anna Mouton. The ancestors of the apples we grow today probably came from some freezing mountain on the borders of Kazakhstan — not from the Garden of Eden. These trees evolved winter…
World leaders in water management
How does Israel manage to export water when the country has an arid to semi-arid climate? Fresh Quarterly learns more from renowned hydrologist Prof. Eilon Adar of the Zuckerberg Institute for Water Research at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev…
Yin and yang
Understanding the cold sterilisation of dual-temperature plums. By Esté Beerwinkel. Yin and yang describe how seemingly opposite forces may actually be complementary. Dual-temperature plums need both moderate and cold temperatures to be successful on the international markets. In this Q&A,…