On Oct. 13, 2022, a team of researchers led by Cornell University announced they had sequenced the Honeycrisp apple genome, a boon for scientists and breeders working with this popular and economically important cultivar.

Sequenced with state-of-the-art technologies, the genome – available open-sourced for anyone to access – provides a valuable resource for understanding the genetic basis of important traits in apples and other tree fruit species.