TED-ED: Why are there so many types of apples? - Theresa Doud

The video explores the vast diversity of apple varieties, highlighting the role of fruit breeding in creating new cultivars. It explains the process of selecting parent apples, cross-pollination, and growing seedlings, emphasizing the patience required to achieve desired traits. The video details the evaluation of seedlings, the formation of cultivars, and the grafting process to propagate new apple trees. Finally, it discusses the importance of naming and patenting new apple varieties, ensuring breeders' rights over their creations.

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