University of Florida researchers working to grow the Barbados Cherry

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) – University of Florida researchers are working on growing a cherry that normally doesn’t thrive in the United States.

Officials say they are working with a Brazilian colleague to study “Acerola,” also called the Barbados Cherry.

Researchers are looking into the fruits’ genetic understanding and adapting ways it could grow in Florida…

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