NECTARINE

nĕkˌtərēnˈ, name for a tree (Prunus persica var. nectarina) of the family Rosaceae (rose family) and for its fruit, a smooth-skinned variety of the peach. The nectarine is a classical example of bud variation (see mutation). The nectarine tree occasionally produces peaches, and the peach tree nectarines. In appearance, culture, and care the nectarine is almost identical to the peach. It is cultivated in north temperate zones of both hemispheres, in America chiefly in the mild Pacific coastal area. The nectarine has been known for at least 2,000 years; in the 16th cent. it was called the nut of Persia. Nectarines are classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Rosales, family Rosaceae.

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books on: Nectarine  - 214 results

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The New Evolution: Zoogenesis
Book by Austin H. Clark; The William & Wilkins Company, 1930
Subjects: Evolution
...nectarine trees, and of nectarine stones producing...both peaches and nectarines. We find peach...suddenly producing nectarines, the seeds of which reproduce nectarines, as well as fruit which is in part nectarine and in part peach...
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The Farm Fiasco
Book by James Bovard; ICS Press, 1989
Subjects: Agricultural Subsidies--United States, Agriculture And State--United States, Agriculture--Economic Aspects--United States, Farms--United States
...is arbitrary. Nectarines often become so...tree, while the nectarine committee is insisting...purchased some nectarines from the company...chairman of the Nectarine Administrative Committee. These nectarines had passed the...
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Introduction to Genetics and Cytogenetics
Book by Herbert Parkes Riley; John Wiley & Sons, 1948
Subjects: Cytogenetics
...which produces the smooth-skin type known as the nectarine. The nectarine behaves as a recessive when crossed with the peach; but peach trees occasionally produce nectarine bud sports, and occasional bud mutations on a nectarine...
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Gardens of New Spain: How Mediterranean Plants and Foods Changed America
Book by William W. Dunmire; University of Texas Press, 2004
Subjects: Agriculture--New Spain--History, Food Crops--New Spain--History, Indians Of North America--Southwest, New--Ethnobotany, New Spain--History
nectarine, apricot, plum, pear-all intermixed...varieties of apple, nine of pear, seven of nectarine. Some individual trees bear sev- eral...Rosa plum, Alberta peach, and white nectarine grafted to a plum rootstock-his fruit...
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Power in the Blood: A Handbook on AIDS, Politics, and Communication
Book by William N. Elwood; Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1999
Subjects: Aids (Disease)--Social Aspects--United States
...hospital, where she gave a nectarine to an AIDS patient, a boy...he was going to die and the nectarine she offered would not alter...hope -- and, of course, a nectarine. At the close of our millennium...now have more than hope and nectarines to achieve victory over HIV...
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journal articles on: Nectarine  - 24 results

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Peaches, Plums, and Nectarines
Journal article by Norman G. Lederman, Lawrence B. Flick; School Science and Mathematics, Vol. 104, 2004
Peaches, Plums, and Nectarines. by Norman G. Lederman , Lawrence B. Flick...has experienced during his life. He offers nectarines as the best fruit. His description is that nectarines are half peach and half plum. In reality...
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Marianne Moore's "Imperious Ox, Imperial Dish" and the Poetry of the Natural World
Journal article by Robin G. Schulze; Twentieth Century Literature, Vol. 44, 1998
Subjects: Moore, Marianne--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Nine Nectrines and Other Porcelain (Poem)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Poetry--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Symbolism in literature--Criticism, interpretation, etc., The Buffalo (Poem)--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...411) Peaches on nectarine trees and nectarines on peach trees...nine peaches on a nectarine. (64) Gazing at the painted nectarines on the antique...defense of the nectarines spontaneous fruithood. The nectarine tree may look like...
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Assessing Children's Dietary Pesticide Exposure: Direct Measurement of Pesticide Residues in 24-Hr Duplicate Food Samples
Journal article by Chensheng Lu, Frank J. Schenck, Melanie A. Pearson, Jon W. Wong; Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 118, 2010
Subjects: Children--Food and nutrition, Children--Health aspects, Food contamination--Research, Pesticide residues--Health aspects
...10-57) <br/ Phosmet Cherries, nectarine, Pear (3-1,600) and apple (9...3) Grape (a) Methamidophos (1) Nectarine (a) Chlorpyrifos (1) Methamidophos...commodities, such as apples, peaches, nectarines, melon, grapes, pears, and strawberries...
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Australian Backyard Gardens and the Journey of Migration*
Journal article by Lesley Head, Pat Muir, Eva Hampel; The Geographical Review, Vol. 94, 2004
Subjects: Backyard gardens--Research, Plant migration--Research, Plants--Migration, Plants--Research
...Figure 3), most frequently stone fruit (nectarine, peach, cherry), followed by lemon...emphasis was on stone fruit (peach, nectarine, plum), but the participants had mixed...orange) and stone fruit (peach, plum, nectarine). In comparison with all of the other...
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Changes of Dietary Pattern, Food Choice, Food Consumption, Nutrient Intake and Body Mass Index of Korean American College Students with Different Length of Residence in the Los Angeles Areas
Journal article by Nam Kim, Chick F. Tam, George Poon, Polong Lew, Samuel Saychang Kim, James C. Kim, Rachel Byungsook Kim; College Student Journal, Vol. 44, 2010
Subjects: Acculturation--Comparative analysis, Assimilation (Sociology)--Comparative analysis, Korean Americans--Food and nutrition, Korean Americans--Growth, Korean Americans--Surveys, Minority college students--Food and nutrition, Minority college students--Surveys
...banana, grape, grapefruit, kiwi, nectarine, orange, persimmon, pineapple, tomato...apple, Asian pear, grape, grapefruit, nectarine, persimmon, pineapple, tomato, watermelon...00 0.00 1 3.00 0.00 NS <br/ Nectarine 2 2.00 1.41 2 3.50 2.12 .504...
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magazine articles on: Nectarine  - 45 results

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Nectarines
Magazine article by Elliott Prag; Vegetarian Times, July 2010
Subjects: Cooking
...ripened fruits. Pairing nectarines sweetness with fresh herbs...pies or preserves, score the nectarines bottom with an X and blanch...Garnish your summer salads with nectarine slices. * Dice nectarines, and combine with chopped...
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Sunset Picks
Magazine article; Sunset, Vol. 200, February 1998
...Harvest: June. Peaches nectarines Balanced-acid `Arctic...Heavenly White nectarine (freestone): "Excellent...Subacid `Arctic Queen nectarine (freestone): Very...sweet." "Strong nectarine flavor. Harvest: August. peaches and nectarines, the whitefleshed...
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10 Low-fat Foods to Get You through the Summer
Magazine article by Elaine Johnson; Sunset, Vol. 198, June 1997
Subjects: Food, Summer
...mg sodium; 0 mg chol. 2. Peach and nectarine chutneys. Three brands capture the essence...415/346-9077); Judy Browns Nectarine Chutney with a generous measure of raisins...415/594-9757); and Narsais Nectarine Chutney ($10.50 for 16 oz.; 510...
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Take the Plunge
Magazine article by Fiona Kennedy; Vegetarian Times, July 2011
Subjects: Fruits, Sugar, Vegetables
...SUGARS Old-Fashioned Nectarine and Blackberry Pie SERVES 8 Peeling nectarines? or peaches, which...optional FILLING 3 Ib. nectarines (5 to 6 medium...on bottom of each nectarine with sharp knife. Drop 3 nectarines into water 30 to...
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Our Picks
Magazine article; Sunset, Vol. 214, May 2005
Subjects: Taste, Wines
...9. A touch of sweetness, plus enticing flavors of jasmine, nectarine, and grapefruit. Great with guacamole. Chateau Ste. Michelle...Columbia Valley), $8. Thoroughly dry and snappy, with light nectarine and citrus flavors.
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newspaper articles on: Nectarine  - 291 results

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Peachy History of Nectarines
Newspaper article by Richard Slusser; The Washington Times, July 17, 1996
...Peachy history of nectarines by Richard Slusser...notion that the nectarine is the result of...buying peaches: Nectarines are naturally firmer...peach should be. NECTARINE SHAKE 1 cup milk...tall glasses. NECTARINE CHUTNEY 4 quarts...pitted and chopped nectarines (about 20 large...
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Is It a Bird? Is It a Plane? No, It's a Flying Nectarine!
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), January 20, 2006
...No, Its a Flying Nectarine! Byline: SEAN POULTER...saucers. Satellite Nectarines, which went on sale...specialist-said: A nectarine is not just a nectarine-anymore - it comes...These Satellite Nectarines took more than a...
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Grilled Pork Tenderloin and Nectarines with Bacon Vinaigrette
Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), September 17, 2008
Subjects: Pork--Recipes and menus
Grilled Pork Tenderloin and Nectarines with Bacon Vinaigrette. 3 ounces...trimmed of fat and silver skin 2 firm nectarines, quartered (pits discarded...the pork: Season the pork and nectarines generously with oil, salt and...
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Bring on the Whites
Newspaper article by Richard Slusser; The Washington Times, July 16, 1997
Subjects: California
...persica, can a white nectarine outdo its yellow cousins? Yes. White nectarines - and peaches...yellow and white nectarines are in produce...difference. WHITE NECTARINE MARGARITA 2 fresh California white nectarines, diced (1 cup...
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Huw Lewis Colunm
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), June 7, 2004
...By Huw Lewis My wife received a free nectarine from the Co-op last week. This was...teenager at the checkout did not know what a nectarine was. He had grabbed confidently at a...into his till. But faced with the lone nectarine my wife had picked out for her lunch...
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encyclopedia articles on: Nectarine  - 3 results

 
 
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Nectarine
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...variety of the peach. The nectarine is a classical example...see mutation ). The nectarine tree occasionally produces...peaches, and the peach tree nectarines. In appearance, culture, and care the nectarine is almost identical to...
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Peach
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...under cultivation are generally distinguished as clingstone or freestone; the latter include the famous Elberta peach. The nectarine is a smooth-skinned peach with both freestone and clingstone varieties. In the United States commercial peach production...
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Rose
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...the true roses), Crataegus ( hawthorn ), and Prunus (including the almond , apricot , blackthorn or sloe, cherry , nectarine , peach , and plum ). Economically the rose family is of enormous importance. It provides numerous temperate fruits including...


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