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What makes a fruit flavorful? Artificial intelligence can help optimize cultivars to match consumer preferences

  • Written by Marcio Resende, Assistant Professor of Horticultural Sciences, University of Florida
imageAroma plays a big role in flavor perception.Lina Darjan/500px via Getty Images

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