Dragon fruit or pitaya are a type of cactus, which produce either red or yellow fruit. The yellow fruit has thorns and this video shows how to remove these thorns so the fruit can be harvested safely.

Blackberries with no thorns? Scientist assembles genome of a blackberry in major step to breed better fruit Date: April 28, 2025 Source: University of Florida ...

Slip you thumb under the skin and peel the fruit. Discard the peel and thorns, then dice the fruit. In a blender, combine the prickly pear, lime juice, water, agave and salt; puree until smooth.

To find the gene responsible for thorns, scientists investigated plants in the Solanum genus. These plants, known as nightshades, encompass more than 1,500 species and include common culinary ...

There is no rose without thorns, the old saying goes. But to botanists, ... Roses grow prickles on their stems, whereas others grow them on their leaves or their fruits.

We also used a virus to silence the expression of a closely related gene in roses, yielding a rose without thorns. In natural settings, prickles defend plants against grazing herbivores.

It starts with understanding that BL1 is a tetraploid fruit, ... The genome assembly also uncovers the secrets behind key traits like growing blackberry plants with no thorns and the production ...