Special edition 2008 on Underutilized Fruits

The fifteen papers collected in the Fruits special issue dedicated to underutilized fruits provide a glimpse into the diversity of the ongoing research activities: four papers introduce and characterize each one or a range of indigenous species; three papers are presenting an evaluation of newly introduced species; the role of pollinators is the focus of two papers and five fruit species (Detarium microcarpum, Artocarpus camansi, Adansonia digitata, Mammea americana and Annona muricata) are the topic of six additional papers which study their morphological or physiological characteristics in order to develop or strengthen improvement programmes. To order