Punishment important in plant-pollinator relationship Date: January 18, 2010 Source: Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Summary: Figs and the wasps that pollinate them present one of ...

The seedless variants also have edible skins and grow when avocado blossoms are left unpollinated. They used to be exclusively available out of orchards in Spain throughout December making them a ...

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No joke—pitless avocados with edible skin are an IRL thing. Here's everything you should know about the "cocktail avocados" grown in Spain and sold in the UK.

The fruit grows from an unpollinated avocado blossom and then develops without a seed — aka a pit. On Thursday, UK-based retailer Marks & Spencer (M&S) , announced that it will begin selling pit ...

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Jandér found that trees often dropped unpollinated figs before young wasps could mature. "This is really about the all-too-human theme of crime and punishment.