Fruits
of the Grocery Produce Aisle
Your job is to make a systematic study of two supermarkets. The instructions for report follow. The report is worth 40 pts and all materials (digital and hardcopy) are due Thursday, Apr 1 at the begining of lecture (late reports deducted 10% per 24 hr period late).
Part One: Fruit Diversity Comparison (20 pts).
Make a comparison of two supermarkets of your choosing in terms of the diversity of different fruits offered in their produce isle.
Comparison will involve counting the following:
1. Number of different types of fruits (e.g., even though various forms of squash or avocados may be the same species, count each as a separate variety).
2. Number of different plant species represented.
3. Number of different plant genera represented.
4. Number of different plant families represented.
Use the attached spreadsheet as a sample spreadsheet in which to record your data: sample-fruit.xls.
5. Then write a one-page report comparing fruit diversity at the two supermarkets/grocery stores. Summarize results as a table and bar graph, attached to the report. Hand in hardcopy, as well as send electronic report and your data spreadsheet to me via email.
Part Two: Fruit Report (20 pts).
Write a three- to five-page report (double-spaced, with 1-inch margins, 12 pt font) on one particular fruit you find. Include the following elements (and label as such, but excluding the point values):
“Common name(s) in Pennsylvania:" (1 pt)
“Species and variety or cultivar scientific name:" (1 pt)
"Family common and scientific name:" (1 pt)
"Native distribution and origin of the fruit:" (2 pts)
Xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxx. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.
"Distribution of its cultivation:" (3 pts)
Xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxx. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.
"History of domestication/cultivation:" (4 pts)
Xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxx. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.
"Method of eating or other use of fruit:" (4 pts)
Xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxx. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.
"Sample recipe:" (1 pt)
Here you provide one recipe for a value-added product (e.g., apple pie).
"Literature Cited:" (3 pts)
Cite your sources in text by author last name and year of publication. Also include a list of these cited sources as "Literature Cited" at end. Use the format indicated below.
Anonymous. 2010a. The starfruit. Fruits of the World website, Accessed 8 Mar 2010 from http://www.fruitsoftheworld.org.
Anonymous. 2010b. Starfruit. Plants for a Future website, Accessed 15 Mar 2010 from http://www.plantsforafuture.org.
Roberts, D.C. 2003. Biogeography. McGraw Hill Publishing, New York, USA.
Smith, DC, RB Jones. 2004. The cultivation of tropical fruits. Economic Botany 35: 299-303.
How to cite these:
When citing these articles in your report, cite as follows:
“The starfruit (Xxxx xxxxx) is native to the Central American countries of Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua (Anonymous 2010a). According to Smith and Jones (2004), starfruit cultivation spread during the twentieth century to countries of the Old World Tropics such as Ghana, Ivory Coast, Indonesia, and tropical Australia. Interestingly, despite its being native to Central America, starfruit today is only a minor crop in its native countries and the World’s largest producer of the fruit is Ivory Coast (Anonymous 2010b, Roberts 2003). “
NO MORE THAN 4 WEBSITES CITED. MUST INCLUDE 4 BOOKS OR PRINT SOURCES.