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Introduction

A fruit is generally a fleshy seed associated part of a particular plant; it is naturally edible and sweet in the raw state. It is something which has both taste and nutrients.

Botanically, a fruits is the ripened ovary wall. The ovary is part of the carpel, the innermost whorl of a flower, the female reproductive structure. The ovary contains the ovules, the haploid equivalent to mammalian eggs.

Some fruits also contain parts of the flower base.

Fruits classification

Fruits are classified into six categories according to their physical characteristics.

§  Berries

§  Drupes

§  Pomes

§  Citrus fruits

§  Melons

§  Tropical fruits.

Berries.

Small juicy fruits with a thin and fragile cell structure.

Examples -:

a.       Blackberries.

b.      Blueberries.

c.       Strawberries

d.      Grapes