GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

SOIL AND AGRICULTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Red Delicious is a variety of -
A
Apple
B
Guava
C
Mango
D
Papaya
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Red Delicious is a type of apple with a red exterior and sweet taste that was first recognized in Madison County, Iowa, in 1872. Today, the name Red Delicious comprises more than 50 cultivars. It was the most produced cultivar in the United States from 1968 to 2018, when it was surpassed by Gala .

Detailed explanation-2: -Delicious (also known as Standard Delicious, Old-Fashioned Delicious, Heritage Delicious, or Hawkeye) was a pre-cursor to Red Delicious and is heart-shaped with 5 knobs on the bottom, has a greenish-yellow skin with faint red stripes and a red blush on the sunny side.

Detailed explanation-3: -Hiatt sent his apple to a contest that the Stark Brothers’s nursery held in 1894, searching for the next great apple. When C.M. Stark, the company’s president, bit into Hiatt’s submission, he reacted like a 19th-century Action Bronson: “My, that’s delicious, ‘’ he reportedly exclaimed. And that became the name.

Detailed explanation-4: -Cripps Pink / Pink Lady. Learn More. Empire. Learn More. Fuji. Learn More. Gala. Learn More. Golden Delicious. Learn More. Granny Smith. Learn More. Honeycrisp. Learn More. McIntosh. Learn More. More items

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