White Strawberries Coming Soon

White Strawberries Coming Soon AG WORLD There’s nothing quite like biting into a juicy bright red strawberry but what would a white berry taste like? Plant breeders at the University of Florida have released a new white strawberry variety and it’s now being test marketed By next year the new white strawberries should be available in some U S grocery stores The strawberry is white inside and out with a slight pink blush on the skin and red seeds Not only is the color unique but also the flavor - sweet but with a pineapple-like aroma White strawberries were developed by crossing pollen from Japanese plants with a Florida variety “White strawberries have been popular in Japan for some time but this is expected to be the first white strawberry on the market in the U S ” says Vance Whitaker a University of Florida professor of horticultural sciences and a strawberry breeder

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