Developed in Israel! Top 12 New Fruit and Vegetables Species

August 1, 2013

According to Harry Paris, a senior scientist at Volcani Institute-Agricultural Research Organization, one of the first success stories in this area is the seedless, hardy Bet Alpha cucumber, introduced in 1936. Its descendants across the world are still going strong. The 1950s Ananas Yoqne‘am and Ha‘Ogen melons also set a global commercial standard.

“The two melons and the cucumber have had a huge international impact,” says Paris. “Their quality inspired successive improvements by Israeli breeder-geneticists.”

You’ll probably find more Israel-invented types of fruits and vegetables growing abroad than in the land of their development, simply because little Israel can’t produce on the same scale as countries such as the United States. But blue-and-white innovation is in every bite no matter where it grows.

ISRAEL21c chose this “salad” of a dozen top Israeli-bred fruits and veggies.

1. The Galia melon, released to the market in 1974, became a multimillion-dollar hit internationally. Galia has succeeded so spectacularly, Paris says, because it looks, smells and tastes good. All those factors contribute to enticing people to try the fruit and then come back for more…and more.

Read more: http://israel21c.org/environment/top-12-new-fruit-and-vegetables-species-developed-in-israel/

Source: Excerpts of the story reprinted with permission from ISRAEL21c, www.israel21c.org