Fruitful Studies in Puerto Rico

摘要

The heat and humidity are to Ricardo Goenaga as he walks fromtre to 9-foot-tall tree in an experimental plot ARS maintains in Isabela, on Puerto Rico's northwest coast. The plant physiologist picks a red, spiky, Ping-Pon-ball-sized fruit from tree and uses his thumbs to peel it open and reveal bright, off-white flesh. He takes a bite. "a bit bitter," he says.