Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's delicious and convenient, and there are more varieties coming to market. But with advancements in farming techniques and good ...

If fruit trees grow from seeds, how do you grow seedless fruit? It's not unusual for plants to produce mutant fruit that lacks seeds, but these fruits are usually the end of their line. Naturally ...

Where do we get the seeds for seedless fruit? Dan Holden | Essexville, Michigan You don’t need seeds to grow seedless fruit. In one method, you take vegetative cuttings of the parent plant and root ...

ONE thing that has always fascinated me is the concept of food taboos. While those of other cultures can seem quirky and colourful to our minds, we can often forget that we have several of our own.

Adding a squeeze of lime as a finishing touch can enhance the outcome of almost any recipe. Its acidic zing brings a delightful balance and freshness to the dish as it cuts through the other rich ...

Over thousands of years of domestication, humans have moulded fruit to their liking. Today’s peaches are 16 times the size of their ancient ancestors. The 1,200 varieties of watermelon bear little ...

Don’t like the seeds in tomatoes? You might be pleased to know that seedless ones have been created by gene editing. The technique will make it possible to make a much wider range of seedless fruits ...

Raise your hand if you know that July 4, 1776, is the date the Declaration of Independence was signed. Those powdered-wigged dudes somehow managed to endure the pointy shoes and stiff, wool threads in ...

The opportunity to produce bountiful levels of vital food crops such as apples, tomatoes and watermelons could be boosted by reducing a crop's demand for pollinators, new research has shown. A team of ...

Question: I bought a grafted grape vine that the sign at the store said was seedless, but the grapes have large, hard seeds in them. Is there anything that can be done to make them seedless? Answer: ...

Plant scientists at UC Davis and in Spain have figured out how to make the flavorful cherimoya and other fruits seedless. Mark Twain called it "the most delicious fruit known to man." But the ...