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OCW SS2 Keeping it crisp

From Our Changing World, 5:00 am today

We all love a good crunchy apple - but how do they stay like that for months after being picked? The Our Changing World summer science series continues with an episode of Here Now. Kadambari Raghukumar travels to Hawkes Bay to find out from South African-born scientists Nicolette Neiman. For plant physiologists like Nicolette the thrill is in finding ways to make that possible - delivering to the world, a crunchy fruit fix practically anytime of the year.

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