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The berry has been used in West Africa for a long time. It is a part of the diet of the Yoruba people . [ 7 ] Outsiders began learning this fruit since at least the 18th century, when a European explorer, the Chevalier des Marchais , provided an account of its use there.
Rubus chamaemorus is a species of flowering plant in the rose family.English common names include cloudberry, [2] Nordic berry, bakeapple (in Newfoundland and Labrador), knotberry and knoutberry (in England), aqpik or low-bush salmonberry (in Alaska – not to be confused with salmonberry, Rubus spectabilis), [3] and averin or evron (in Scotland).
The fruit of L. barbarum, the main variety of goji berry, is a bright orange-red, ellipsoid berry 1–2 cm (0.39–0.79 in) in diameter. The fruiting calyx is split deeply once or twice. The number of seeds in each berry varies widely based on cultivar and fruit size, ranging from 10 to 60. The seeds are about 2 mm long, 1 mm wide, yellowish ...
Elaeagnus multiflora, the cherry elaeagnus, [1] cherry silverberry, [2] goumi, gumi, or natsugumi, is a species of Elaeagnus native to China, Korea, and Japan.. Elaeagnus multiflora is a deciduous or semi-evergreen shrub or small tree growing to 2–8 m (6 ft 7 in – 26 ft 3 in) tall, with a trunk up to 30 cm (12 in) diameter with dark brown bark.
The stored fruits are sold in local markets, with prices ranging from $6.5 to $15 per kilogram ($2.9 to $6.8/lb). The average area yield is about 220 kilograms (490 lb) per hectare annually, with an estimated yearly total of only 90 short tons (180,000 lb), [ citation needed ] due to remote access and difficulty of transportation.
[6] [12] The tree is considered valuable in arid regions because it produces fruit even in dry times. [11] The fruit can be fermented for alcoholic beverages. [9] The seed cake remaining after the oil is extracted is commonly used as animal fodder in Africa. [9] The seeds of the Balanites aegyptiaca have molluscicide effect on Biomphalaria ...
The blackcurrant requires a number of essential nutrients to thrive; nitrogen provides strong plant growth and stimulates the production of flower sprigs; phosphorus aids growth, the setting of fruit and crop yield; potassium promotes growth of individual shoots and increases the weight of individual fruits; magnesium is a constituent of ...
Coffee berry may refer to: Coffee cherry, the fruit of coffee plants; Frangula californica, or California coffeeberry, a plant in the buckthorn family, native to western North America; Frangula rubra, or Sierra coffeeberry, another plant in the buckthorn family, native to the mountains of California