A unique type of macadamia nut almost wiped out in bushfires five years ago is coming back from the edge of extinction. With fewer than 200 native species left in the wild, researchers, ...
Unlike commercial macadamias, the nuts only grow to the size of a five-cent piece and cannot be eaten due to their bitter flavour and ability to produce cyanide.
Provided by Xinhua A worker sorts out shelled macadamia nuts in Sagana, Kirinyaga County, Kenya, Oct. 25, 202. (Photo by Chrispinus Omar/Xinhua) For James Kariuki, a macadamia farmer in central Kenya ...
The genomes of all four Macadamia species have been successfully sequenced and combined by a research team, which represents a major breakthrough in crop development efforts for this commercially ...