Demand for seedless fruit is growing and the technology needed to create new varieties is improving rapidly, but some in the industry say 'the price point just hasn't been there' to convince farmers to grow them.
Demand for seedless fruit varieties is growing and experts say the genetic breeding technology needed to create them is rapidly improving.
Among rows of flourishing citrus farms in Munduberra, two hours west of Bundaberg, Troy Emmerson grows around seven fruit varieties, and his lemon crop is entirely seedless."It's just the more modern way to go, everybody wants to have a seedless piece of fruit," Mr Emmerson said. "In something like citrus, seedlessness is highly desirable from the consumer's point of view and not a great problem in terms of being able to produce the trees that we need.
Fruit Seeds Seedless Seedless Citrus Seedless Lemons Seedless Fruit Seedless Produce Seedless Mango Seedless Avocado University Of Queensland Robert Henry Farmour Ebony Faichney Quebec Citrus Troy Emmerson Breeding Technology Agricultural Biotechnology Genetic Grafting
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