this power point about fruit

1. University of Salahaddin
College of Education
Biology department
Preparated by: Halala Rahman Qadir
M.Sc. Plant physiology
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2. Outline
Objectives
Fruit
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Definition of fruit
Two main Types of fruit
Important of fruit
Nutritional value of fruit
Development of fruit
Types of fruit
Home work
Next lecture
Reference
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3. The objects are:
Definition of fruit
Advantages of fruit
Understanding the structure of fruit
Learning about some types of fruit
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4. Definition of fruit
• In botany, a fruit is a part of a flowering
plant that derives from specific tissues of
the flower, one or more ovaries, and in
some cases accessory tissues.
Fruit
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5. Meaning of fruit
Fruit is an old French word that is derived from the
Latin word fructus, which roughly means a profit
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In scientific terms, a fruit is the seed-bearing part
of the plant that important to plant and other
organisms.
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6. Tow main types of fruit
Two main types of fruit
Culinary vegetables
Botanical fruits
This diagram representing the relationship
between (culinary) vegetables and botanical fruits
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7. The important of fruit
1- Protect Your Health which contain mineral, fiber and
vitamin.
2Fruits
are
Powerful
of
Phytochemicals:
photochemical that help "fight" to protect your health.
3-Fruits are Weight Management
Because low in calories, can help you control your
weight by eating more fruits and fewer high-calorie
foods.
4- For producing plant, Fruits carry the seeds of the
plant.
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8. Nutritional values of fruit
Fiber
Total
carbohydrates
Protein
Nutritional value
Potassium
Sodium
Total fat
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9. Development of fruit
1-Growth of flower (development male and
female part).
2-Pollination process (travel pollen to the
female).
3-Fertilization process Fused the pollen with the
female(ovum) to form embryo
4-Seed formation.
5-Development of fruit (exocarp, mesocarp and
endocarp).
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10. Fig(1): The structure of the flower
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11. FIGURE (2): THE STRUCTURE OF FRUIT
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12. Types of fruit
1-Fleshy Simple Fruits
1-1-Berries: These fruit types have a soft exocarp
,the mesocarp and endocarp is fleshly, such as
Tomato
Tomato
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13. Types of fruit
1-2-Drupe: exocarp is soft, the mesocarp is fleshy and
the endocarp is hard and stony that fits closely around
the seed, such as plum.
plum
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14. Types of fruit
2-Dry fruit
2-1-Dry Dehiscent Fruits
2-1-1-Legume: These fruit types are dry dehiscent fruits
that have pods that split on two sides. The list of fruits
under legumes are Bean
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Bean
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15. Type of fruits
2-2-Dry Indehiscent Fruits
2-2-1-Achene:The pericarp is easily separable from the seed
coat. The fruits of buckwheat and sunflower family come
under this type of fruit.
buckwheat
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sunflower
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16. Home work
Q/ What is the type fruit in Cucumber?
Q/ Write the factors that effect on the fruit
formation?
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17. Next lecture
• We will talk about the stem of the plant
and its types.
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18. References
1-Mauseth, James. D. (2003).Botany An Introduction
to Plant Biology. Jones and Bartlett. pp. 271–272.
2-Schlegel, Rolf H. J. ( 2003).Encyclopedic Dictionary
of Plant Breeding and Related Subjects. Haworth
Press. p. 177
3-Lewis, Robert. A. ( 2002).CRC Dictionary of
Agricultural Sciences.
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