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Kenong Xu stands in an orchard and measures a weeping apple branch in an orchard at Cornell AgriTech

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Gene variation makes apple trees ‘weep,’ improving orchards

Plant geneticists have identified a mutation in a gene that causes the “weeping” architecture – branches growing downwards – in apple trees, a finding that could improve orchard fruit production.

  • Cornell AgriTech
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Horticulture Section