EPISODE · Dec 21, 2021 · 27 MIN
Ep. 02 — Story of ARoma 17 Rice and Talking Fruit Breeding with John Clark
from Food, Farms and Forests · host Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station
In this episode, Science Writer John Lovett shares the story of how ARoma 17, an aromatic rice variety developed by the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, came to be used as the base for an award-winning gin. And Nick Kordsmeier, director of AAES communications, sat down with John Clark, distinguished professor of horticulture and fruit breeding for the experiment station, to talk about the Arkansas Fruit Breeding Program and how fruit breeding works.
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In this episode, Science Writer John Lovett shares the story of how ARoma 17, an aromatic rice variety developed by the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, came to be used as the base for an award-winning gin. And Nick Kordsmeier, director of AAES communications, sat down with John Clark, distinguished professor of horticulture and fruit breeding for the experiment station, to talk about the Arkansas Fruit Breeding Program and how fruit breeding works.
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