title: Radionuclide transfer to fruits: a critical review. Introduction.
abstract: This paper provides a brief introduction to fruit, their definition, classification and geographical distribution. In the following review, the term "fruit" refers not to a well-defined botanical plant part but, in the horticultural sense, to a component of the human diet generally consumed as a dessert item. Plants that bear fruits cover a vast range of morphological and physiological traits. A generic classification of fruit-bearing plants is proposed for use in studies on radionuclide transfer to fruit.
authors.affiliation: Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry, Via Emilia Parmense 84, I-29100 Piacenza, Italy. fcarini@pc.unicatt.it
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Carini
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Coughtrey
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Kinnersley
mesh_terms: D004032:Diet; D005638:Fruit / Q000145:classification*; D006801:Humans; D011848:Radioactive Pollutants / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D011868:Radioisotopes / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D009626:Terminology as Topic
chemical_list: D011848:Radioactive Pollutants; D011868:Radioisotopes