The effect of pollen on pistachio fruit and polyphenol deposition

About this episode

Giulia Marino discusses her research on how pollen sources affect polyphenol deposition in pistachios.

Giulia Marino and Pat J Brown (both UC Davis) have been examining another potential influence on polyphenol deposition in pistachio: whether the pollen source impacts deposition rates. In this episode, Giulia shares her results, as well as some other unexpected findings from pistachio xenia (the effect of the pollen source on the fruit). Episode transcript Thank you to the Almond, Pistachio, Prune, and Walnut Boards of California for their kind donations. Thank you to Muriel Gordon for the music. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed are the speaker’s own and do not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of the University of California. The material and information presented here is for general information purposes only. The "University of California" name and all forms and abbreviations are the property of its owner and its use does not imply endorsement of or opposition to any specific organization, product, or service.

People in this episode

Guest: Giulia Marino

Topics covered

• pistachio
• polyphenol deposition
• pollen source
• xenia
• agriculture
• research

Keywords

• pistachio
• pollen
• polyphenol
• xenia
• agriculture
• UC Davis
• research

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of California, UC Davis

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