11.   In addition to the newly discovered laxative effect, scientists are finding that fruit has a battery of other animal-manipulating ploys.

12.   Street vendors specialize in bananas, mangoes and plums that no supermarket or fancy food shop would carry because the fruit has a shelf life of exactly one day.

13.   Supermarket fruit may have a shorter shelf life because it has likely been treated with ethylene gas to speed ripening.

14.   The biggest threat to the state is that fruit exports would fall if the fruit had to be sold for juice, analyst said.

15.   The fruit should have a noticeable aroma.

16.   The fruit sometimes has a pink core, which can give applesauce a touch of color.

17.   The fruit often has yellow-orange blotches near the stem end.

18.   The fruit has had a wondrous effect on Steven Shepherd.

19.   The large, seedy fruit has a thick, rough, bitter peel and acidic pulp.

20.   The real challenge for strawberry growers is that the fruit has to be grown along the coast, said Heather Flower, spokeswoman for the growers association.