BIOTECHNOLOGICAL VALORIZATION AND CONSERVATION OF WILD EDIBLE MEDICINAL FRUITS: MODERN BIOLOGICAL APPROACHES TOWARD FOOD SECURITY AND SUSTAINABILITY

Abstract

In the face of global food insecurity, biodiversity loss, and environmental degradation, modern biology must provide innovative and sustainable solutions. This study addresses one of the critical problems in contemporary biological science: the underutilization and genetic erosion of Wild Edible Fruits (WEFs), despite their high nutritional and medicinal value. Focusing on species such as the European Nettle Tree, Russian Olive, Sycamore Fig, Common Fig, Chinese Lantern, European Plum, Fox Grape, and Indian Jujube, this research explores their potential through a modern biotechnological lens.