Summing up the recognized and unrecognized there are millions of weirdest fruits on the earth. Some are someones’ favorites, while, others are no-ones’. Earlier, the sources called this crazy durian fruit as one that smells of “turpentine and onions, garnished with a gym sock”.

Though one can adore or abhor it, but can never ignore this popular Southeast Asia’s rarely loved fruit. This is very well popular in countries like Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia, the spiny, stinky delicacy is banned from public transport and many hotels by the authorities very recently.

However, this is so far considered as one of the most controversial foods as very little was known about the genetic makeup, until yesterday. Scientists from Singapore, Hong Kong, and Malaysia published the DNA blueprint of the common durian, Durio zibethinus – laying bare the genes responsible for its unique features.

The team in its recent journal in Nature Genetics wrote that “is vital to the better understanding of durian biodiversity.” On the whole, there are 30 known species in the Durio family, with D. Zibethinus the most widely consumed in this. The thorn-covered fruit, yellow-green in color, can grow to the size of a rugby ball in an average.

Watch the video regarding the inside details of this fruit here:

Genomic data could be useful for “rapid quality control”, they said, verifying the authenticity of fruit sold as desirable cultivars which may fetch high prices among aficionados. Further studies will help to elucidate the ecological roles of these tropical plants.

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