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• http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/alumni/reconnect/agriculture/alumnus-sleuth-researchers-resurrect-lost-apples/

• https://www.greenpolicy360.net/w/Seed_Saving

Researchers at Washington State University have teamed up with an amateur apple detective to bring fruit varieties thought extinct back to life...

Reclaiming vanished varieties does more than bring back apples with unusual flavor or color. Lost apples could have valuable traits, such as disease resistance or drought tolerance, just waiting to be discovered.

“You don’t know what might be there that is of value, until you look at it further,” Tarlyn said. “But if you lose the heritage, it’s gone.”

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