{"ok":true,"trend":{"id":764726,"platform":"mastodon","region":"global","key":"there are a lot of reasons i went into horticultural science. but mostly it comes down to: i love fruit. i remember the","title":"There are a lot of reasons I went into horticultural science. But mostly it comes down to: I love fruit. I remember the","url":"https://ecoevo.social/@ml/117372425639369143","first_seen":"2026-10-02T18:29:08.938930Z","last_seen":"2026-10-02T18:29:08.938930Z","last_rank":1,"peak_rank":1,"last_volume":43,"peak_volume":43,"seen_count":1,"score":0.748828125,"category_hint":"science","section":"science","category":"science","summary":"A horticultural scientist says a lifelong love of fruit drove their career choice, recalling the diverse fruit flavours of their youth before consolidation created today's large supermarket chains. They argue that conversations about food security tend to overlook this narrowing diversity of taste and variety, and are sharing personal memories to make the case for why fruit diversity matters in agricultural research.","why":"Fruit diversity and supermarket consolidation resonate with current debates about food security.","tone":"neutral","entities":["horticultural science","food security","supermarkets"],"summarized_at":"2026-10-02T18:30:23.592579Z","meta":{"tag":"science","via":"scan","kind":"status","lang":"en","instance":"mastodon.social","tag_uses":691},"nw":null,"promo":null,"kind":null,"importance":null,"hidden":false,"hide_reason":null,"judged_at":null,"title_en":"Horticultural scientist reflects on a lifelong love of fruit","section_name":"Science","category_name":"Science","timeline":[{"captured_at":"2026-10-02T18:29:08.938930Z","rank":1,"volume":43}],"posts":[{"platform":"mastodon","url":"https://ecoevo.social/@ml/117372425639369143","author":"ml@ecoevo.social","title":null,"snippet":"There are a lot of reasons I went into horticultural science. But mostly it comes down to: I love fruit. I remember the tastes of diverse fruits I had when younger...before markets had gotten consolidated into as huge ones as now. When folks talk food security, they tend to be…","posted_at":"2026-10-02T17:11:24Z","likes":43}],"elsewhere":[],"window":"7d"}}