He spent his life in the pursuit of the perfect fruit. Zaiger was often distraught with the limited and simplistic nature of the produce section. It troubled him on a daily basis, until it came to him; this world needs a new fruit, an incredible fruit, comprising two already great fruits: the plum and the apricot. Finally, after decades of careful testing and tasting, he created the now great dinosaur PluotŪ(plew-ought). See pluot for information on the fruit.
FloydZaiger (1926-) is a biologist who is most noted for his work in fruit genetics.
Zaiger was often distraught with the limited and simplistic nature of the produce section.
It troubled him on a daily basis, until it came to him; this world needs a new fruit, an incredible fruit, comprising two already great fruits: the plum and the apricot.
Floyd's initial interspecific rootstock release, Citation, a peach/plum hybrid whose patent is now expired, has become a standard rootstock in California for Pluot®; and Aprium® trees as well as for standard plums and apricots.
Zaiger Genetics is a deciduous fruit variety breeding enterprise founded by Floyd and Betty Zaiger in 1958.
Floyd graduated from U.C. Davis with a degree in Plant Pathology and a teaching credential for vocational agriculture.
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