Information on this crop, its taxonomy, history, world production, botanical description, culture, harvesting and nutrition. The cultivated apple, Malus domestica Borkh., belongs to the Pomoideae subfamily of the Rosaceae, along with pear Pyrus spp., quince Cydonia oblonga, loquat Eriobotrya japonica, and medlar Mespilus germanica.

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