A fruit is the seed-bearing, ripened ovary of a flowering plant that is edible. Many culinary vegetables are considered fruits in the botanical sense. Did you know the outer edible layer of most ...
In the tropical forests of Australia and Southeast Asia grows a tree that might just be the champion of blue fruits. Its name? The blue quandong, or Elaeocarpus angustifolius. It boasts an intense, ...
A research team has discovered a potential role for ethylene in the maturation of strawberry fruits, specifically the true fruit—achenes—embedded in the fleshy receptacle. This finding challenges the ...