What are Fruit Plants?

What are Fruit Plants?

Fruit plants are plants that produce edible fruits. The fruits can be consumed
fresh, cooked or processes into various products like juices, jams and desserts.
A fruit develops from the flower of a plant, while the other parts of the plant
are categorized as vegetables. The fruit plants are basically that side of
greenery that yields nutrient-rich and mouth-watering fruits. Although Indians
have been cultivating their fruits for a long time, home grown fruits are sort of
a new thing. These plants mature to become magnificent trees that are laden
with lip-smacking fruits in the growing season. All trees that are flowering
plants produce fruit, which are the ripened ovaries of flowers containing one
or more seeds. Fruits are the mature or ripened reproductive structures
formed by plants that enclose seeds and help with their dispersal. Fruits
generally have fleshy outer material.

Which plant provides us fruits?

Fruits are the fleshy components of the plants acting as the storage for
carbohydrate and essential nutrients produced by the plant. Plants that
provide fruits as edible components are bananas, apples, oranges.

What are the 4 types of fruit?

Simple - one ovary from one flower.
Aggregate - multiple ovaries from one flower.
Multiple - cluster of flowers, ovaries merge to become large fruit.
Accessory- fruit comes from both ovary and non ovary tissue.

Types of fruit plants:

Apples and pears.
Citrus – oranges, grapefruits and limes.
Stone fruit – nectarines, peaches and plums.
Tropical – bananas and mangoes.

Berries – strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, kiwifruit.
Melons – watermelons and honeydew melons.

Fruit plants require specific growing conditions depending on the species,
including soil type, sunlight, water and climate. Proper care is essential for
optimal growth and fruit production. Different fruits have benefits. Also
fruiting from flowers, increasing the beauty of the garden is another beauty.
It’s monitoring and maintenance is also urgent.

In essence fruit plants play a significant role in agriculture and human nutrition
proving a diverse array of delicious and nutritious foods.