Wild Edible Fruits: Nature’s Forgotten Feast: Editorial

Praveen Verma

doi:10.21276/pt.2025.v2.i3.1

Wild Edible Fruits: Nature’s Forgotten Feast

Editorial

Authors

Praveen Kumar Verma Forest Research Institute, P.O. New Forest, Dehradun Author https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0990-1020

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21276/pt.2025.v2.i3.1

Keywords:

Wild Edible fruits

Abstract

It is easy to forget that India's forests still serve a far richer, wilder feast in an era when supermarket shelves are stocked to overflowing with hybrid fruits in glitzy packaging. Fruits that have fed generations of people are hidden away in these verdant cathedrals; they are inexpensive, tasty, and nutrient-dense. The unsung heroes of our natural and cultural heritage are these wild edible fruits.

Author Biography

Praveen Kumar Verma, Forest Research Institute, P.O. New Forest, Dehradun

Scientist D, Forest Botany Division

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2025-10-15

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Vol. 2 No. 3 (2025): October 2025 Issue

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