Fruits & Vegetables
Sloe berry, scientific name Prunus spinosa L., is a thorny shrub belonging to the Rosaceae family. Sloe berry is also called "blackthorn," "wild blackthorn," or "wild plum." This article consists of three…
Özlem ÇakırAssociate Professor · PhD
Fruits & Vegetables
Autumn olive (Elaeagnus umbellata Thunb.) is among the species that has attracted the most attention recently among wild fruits. The autumn olive plant is a shrub-shaped plant belonging to the Elaeagnaceae family.…
Özlem ÇakırAssociate Professor · PhD
Fruits & Vegetables
Jujube fruit has a history of approximately 4000 years. Its name in the literature is Zizyphus jujuba Mill. It is known as the "fruit of life" and "fruit of immortality" in China.…
Özlem ÇakırAssociate Professor · PhD
Fruits & Vegetables
Berberis crataegina DC. is a shrub-shaped plant of the genus Berberis, which is distributed in the northern temperate regions of the world in Southern Asia, including the northeastern region of the United…
Özlem ÇakırAssociate Professor · PhD
Fruits & Vegetables
Barberry (Berberis vulgaris L.), which belongs to the Berberidaceae family, is a 1-2 meter tall, shrubby plant. This article consists of two parts. In the first part, general information about the barberry…
Özlem ÇakırAssociate Professor · PhD
Fruits & Vegetables
One of the rosehip species that are not as well known as red rosehip but is superior in terms of some compounds it contains is the fruit of Rosa pimpinellifolia L., known…
Özlem ÇakırAssociate Professor · PhD
Fruits & Vegetables
Wild apple is an apple variety that grows naturally and spontaneously on mountain slopes and rural areas. Wild apple is a medium 3 cm diameter, white flesh, fragrant and aromatic, yellow or…
Özlem ÇakırAssociate Professor · PhD