How about them ‘Sunpunch’ apples?
The Current

How about them ‘Sunpunch’ apples?

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 8, 202611 min
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After 25 years in development, there is a new apple hitting grocery stores near you. We'll hear from Amritpal Singh, a scientist at Summerland Research and Development Centre and creator of the Sunpunch apple, on why he makes new fruit and why it takes so long.

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This is a CBC Podcast. Hello, I'm Matt Galloway and this is the Current Podcast. You know what that is? That's the sound of fall. Somebody biting into a crisp, crunchy apple. This is apple season and creating a new apple can take fruit breeders decades to perfect.

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