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Salem: Oregon State University researchers are alternating a purple tomato, a new blend of colors and nutrients. The skin is as dark as part of eggplant. But it doesn’t just look okay, it can be even better for you.

The novel pigment contains the same physiochemical that found in blueberries, which is thought to reduce the risk of cancer and heart disease.

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It’s no surprise that as the temperature dropping, the selection of fresh fruits and vegetables in the U.P. Many fruits and vegetables are on their own way out, but pumpkin season is reaching its huge peak and apple season is coming on strong.

After the first frost sets in, vegetables like broccoli, onions, and also cauliflower would all be gone. But some fruits and vegetables would stay good throughout the winter if you buy them now and store them in cool, dry places.

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The wholesale dry fruit market on Saturday closed on a higher note as most of the supplies prices shot up on coming out demand coupled with tiny arrival from producing centers and then closed with fresh grains.

Market men said higher up-country advices too influenced market sentiments.

‘Almond California’ quoted higher by Rs 400 to settle at Rs 12,500 per 40 kg.

Its kerel also followed suit and dear at Rs 435-436 per kilo.

Copra enhanced at Rs 6,500-6,600 against earlier level of Rs 5,800-5,900 due to negligible arrival from southern region.

Fig also quoted higher at Rs 7,000-12,000 instead of Rs 6,500-11,500 per 40 kilo.

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Visit Pishin at this time of the year and one would find thousands of acres of fruit orchards. The loaded harvest of apples, grapes, plums, peaches, and apricots is seen everywhere. The discovered the area, and the taste of the fruit, during a stay at the School of Infantry and Tactics, Quetta when we used to walk miles and miles for training maneuvers. It is still the same.

Legend attributes the origin of the name Pishin to a son of the Emperor Afrasiab. Until the middle of the 18th century, when Quetta lastly passed into the hands of Brahvi rulers, the history of Pishin is equal with the area of Kandahar. The earliest mention of Pishin is found in the ancient writing in which “Pishinorha” is described as a dale in an elevated part of the country containing a barren level plain.

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Beans, cucumbers and corn aren’t quite as abundant this year because of the drought. But tomatoes are mature and ready right now. The owner at Red’s Market in Rothschild says the climate hasn’t hurt the red fruit too much. You’ll also find plenty of watermelons and musk melons, since they flourish in heat. And sure types of squash are previously making their debut.

“The heat brought the ripeness on in early August instead of early September. So we’re looking at 3 weeks to a month ahead on this crop,” says David McGowan, owner of Red’s.

But the drought has taken its fee on the size of the acorn squash. Mcgowan says they’re typically twice as large.

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Now is the time to choose whether or not to grow fruits or nuts. Consider the time, labor, logistics, and chemicals concerned in producing these crops. Are you eager to do what should be done to insure production? Do you have an appropriate location? Fruit, such as blackberries, figs, Japanese persimmons, and pears, are low-maintenance crops. The hardest to care for are peaches, plums, apricots, and pecans.

For maximum manufacture, fruit plants need at least 6 hours of full sunlight daily. Extremely shaded landscapes are not perfect sites for fruit planting.

Soil and drainage are also significant considerations. Most fruit and nut species cannot tolerate extreme periods of ‘wet feet’. Fruit trees planted in soil with poor drainage show abridged growth, pale green leaves, iron chlorosis, zinc rosette, and in some extreme cases, drought stress. These symptoms occur when there is not enough oxygen obtainable in the soil, and the plant is unable to soak up the essential nutrients necessary for growth, even though it can be standing in water. Growing trees and shrubs on large, raised beds could progress soil drainage where the native soil is unsuitable.

You can contact Dennis Smith the Gregg County Extension Office by e-mail at dg-smith@tamu.edu or telephone at: 903-236-8429 for further information.

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THE strawberry season is over for another year but ‘Pick Your Own’ and supermarkets are still present some tasty fare to brighten up and color our diet: raspberries, loganberries, teaberries, gooseberries, blackcurrants, redcurrants, grapes, cherries and, very soon, blackberries.

Not only are they full of water (nice in hot weather) but they also hold a wonderful range of vitamins, minerals, some fiber and some wonderful antioxidants.

Antioxidants are one of the defense mechanisms that our body uses to neutralize free radicals (which create chemical reactions in our cells, sometimes with unwanted side reactions). A balanced and varied diet is a significant source of these and this is particularly significant since our body’s’ free radical load is increased by air pollution, radiation and, of course, smoking.

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WEDNESDAY– Folks with a sweet tooth know they’re wan to candy bars and ice cream. But research suggests this set also finds fruit more attractive a fact that can be turned to their advantage.

“The take-home message here is that if you are a self-identified sweet lover, try to replace a few sugary snacks with more healthful sweet snacks that are packed with nutrients, not just sugar and calories,” said Lona Sandon, a spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association.

She wasn’t concerned in the study, which was led by Brian Wansink, director of the Cornell Food and Brand Lab at Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y.

“If someone does have a sweet tooth, the same desire for sugar that leads them to eat candy is also the same desire that leads them to be predisposed to fruit,” Wansink said.

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WASHINGTON, July 25 (UPI) — The U.S. government needs people to eat more fruits and vegetables, noting that health benefits could be derived from such a diet regimen.

Under its new plan, the Agriculture Department would replace the old “5 A Day” slogan calling for eating of five servings of fruit or veggies a day with new guidelines under the message, “Fruits and Veggies — More Matters,” reports the Wall Street Journal.

The new message comes from a restore of the government’s food pyramid. The guidelines would contain specific amounts of produce, measured in cups, rather than the vague “servings.” And they would vary by age, sex and level of action for everyone over the age of two.

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Citizens may soon be obligatory to pay more when they buy cashew nuts, almonds, dried dates, pistachio, walnuts, raisins, dry figs, dates, dry coconut, cinnamon, cloves, black pepper, cardamom, poppy seeds, turmeric powder, white flour, edible oil, vegetable oil, sugar, coconut, tea, and even wheat flour. This would come by way of a one per cent cess that the Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee is planning to impose on sales of 26 items, typically spices and dry fruits in the city.

These 26 items, that the local grocers were hitherto sourcing liberally, would come under the net of the APMC that has been given the permission to control their trade in the city. In return, the APMC would charge one per cent cess on their sale.

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