{
  "id": 16165948,
  "title": "Costly dead-tissue disorder in apples caused by faster growth rates",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/costly-dead-tissue-disorder-in-apples-caused-by-faster-growth-rates",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-23T08:00:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-dead-tissue-disorder-apples-faster.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "New research reveals that faster growth rates in Honeycrisp apples increase both the incidence and severity of the \"bitter pit\" disorder, which is responsible for large-scale fruit yield losses and avoidable economic impacts for apple producers and storers.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}