The Fig: Overview of an Ancient Fruit

By E. Stover, M. Aradhya, L. Ferguson, C. Crisosto. 2007

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Additional index words. Ficus carica, pollination biology, postharvestThe genus Ficus includes species rangingin number from 600 to more than 1900, withmost found in the tropics or subtropics andonly a handful with fruits considered edible(reviewed in Condit, 1969). The cultivatedfig, Ficus carica L., (Moraceae), is clearly ofgreatest importance as a source of humanfood. The fig fruit has long been associatedwithhorticulture in the Mediterranean region(Zohary and Spiegel-Roy, 1975) and is con­sidered to have been"first brought into cul­tivation in southern Arabia" (Storey, 1975).Wild or "nearly wild" figs are reportedthroughout much of the Middle East andMediterranean region (De Candolle, 1886).Cultivated figs are reported to have becomeestablished across the

Subfields: Plant Science

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