[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] Genomics—the study of genes and their functions—allows for the development of designer apples with the potential to command a premium, says Dr. Sue Gardiner, a plant gene-mapping scientist with HortResearch in New Zealand. “The goal of any breeding program is to develop varieties that are profitable to the industry, whether that’s New Zealand or Washington State,” she commented during a visit to Wenatchee, Washington, this spring. “Each variety has to have a point of difference so […]