**Botanical Information**:
– Description of the apricot tree, leaves, flowers, fruit, and seed.
– Phytochemical composition including beta-carotene, polyphenols, and taste compounds.
– Taxonomic classification of apricots within Prunus sect. Armeniaca.
**Cultivation and Origin**:
– Details on the cultivation requirements such as chilling units and soil pH.
– Information on grafting onto rootstocks, hybridization for cold tolerance, and pollination needs.
– Origin and domestication history of apricots in Central Asia and China, with diffusion to various regions.
**Nutrition and Health Benefits**:
– Nutritional content of dried apricots and fresh fruit.
– Health benefits of apricots including vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, fiber, and macronutrients.
– Role of apricots in a balanced diet and their positive impact on health.
**Cultural Significance and Superstitions**:
– Cultural significance of apricots in Armenia, China, Middle Eastern cuisines, and Jewish traditions.
– Superstitions related to apricots, especially in U.S. Marines culture.
– Turkish idiom and historical references to apricots in various cultures.
**Research, Production, and Consumption**:
– Recent developments in apricot research, including genetic diversity, taste compounds, and evolution.
– Production quantities of apricots globally and their consumption trends.
– GI Tag for Raktsey Karpo Apricot in Ladakh, India, and international symposiums on apricot culture.
– Miscellaneous facts such as cyanide risk in apricot kernels and emerging apricot-based products like drinks.
An apricot (US: /ˈæprɪkɒt/ ⓘ, UK: /ˈeɪprɪkɒt/ ⓘ) is a fruit, or the tree that bears the fruit, of several species in the genus Prunus.
Apricot | |
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Apricot and its cross-section | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Genus: | Prunus |
Subgenus: | Prunus subg. Prunus |
Section: | Prunus sect. Armeniaca (Scop.) Koch |
Type species | |
Prunus armeniaca L. | |
Species | |
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Usually an apricot is from the species P. armeniaca, but the fruits of the other species in Prunus sect. Armeniaca are also called apricots.