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Modern broccoli has much smaller individual florets than older varieties, which makes the head look tighter and more uniform — something breeders have been selecting for.

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From landrace to modern hybrid broccoli: the genomic and morphological domestication syndrome within a diverse B. oleracea collection.

Cross-Sectional Study

The study shows modern broccoli was bred from older types and changed in many ways, but it never measured the size of the flower buds, so we can’t say for sure if they got smaller like the claim says.

Source Study

From landrace to modern hybrid broccoli: the genomic and morphological domestication syndrome within a diverse B. oleracea collection.

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DOI: 10.1038/s41438-020-00375-0

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Today’s broccoli heads are much tighter and more uniform in shape than older varieties, which makes them look better and sell better in stores.

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Modern broccoli puts way more of its energy into the part we eat — the head — compared to older types, which wasted more energy on leaves and stems.

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Purple cauliflower has more perfectly uniform florets than modern broccoli — a trait breeders might want to copy into broccoli to make it look better.

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Today’s broccoli varieties can handle hotter weather better than older ones, which helps farmers grow them in more places and during warmer seasons.

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Modern broccoli’s genes stay linked together over much longer stretches of DNA than in purple cauliflower, meaning breeders have been mating very similar plants for generations.

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