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dmitrig01 on Nov 30, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Honeycrisp apples went from marvel to mediocre

This is interesting. Could you provide any information about this commercial product? As far as I understand, the most sophisticated treatment happening is low oxygen storage. But neither of these things explain why apples straight off the tree are also bland.

pvaldes on Nov 30, 2024 [–]

> neither of these things explain why apples straight off the tree are also bland

In that case I would suspect of application of Gibberellins to make the fruit bigger and alter the maturation time.

A year without enough sun, incorrect watering or lack of boron can also affect the flavor or the firmness of the meat.

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