Sentences with phrase «misshapen fruits»

Tan knew from his research that young plants could develop abnormally in culture, but he took these misshapen fruits as a bad omen.

Got ugly, misshapen fruits and vegetables?

Since 2005, the bacterium Candidatus liberibacter, spread by Asian psyllid bugs, has ravaged orange and grapefruit trees in Texas, California and Florida, producing splotchy leaves and misshapen fruit.

While the discounts of the produce will benefit consumers, Loblaw says the program will also help farmers have a market for the smaller, misshapen fruit they would otherwise throw away.

Not exact matches

«The leaves turn yellow and drop, and the fruit becomes bitter and misshapen, making it useless,» says Caitlyn Allen, a University of Wisconsin plant pathologist.

The disease starves the tree of nutrients, damages its roots and the tree produces fruits that are small and misshapen and have reduced quality, making it unsuitable for sale as fresh fruit or, for the most part, juice.

Remove any broken wood or branches, and pinch off any budding fruit that appears to be misshapen or damaged.