Allied Species Utilization in Fruit Crop Improvement Way Forward An Overview of Distant Hybridization in Horticultural Crops Biodiversity of fruit crops DISTANT HYBRIDIZATION in Horticultural Crops Distant Hybridization for Improvement of Temperate Fruits and Nuts FRUIT BREEDING Fruit breeding history Fruit crops Intergeneric Hybrdization in Papaya Interspecific Hybridization in Grapes Jackfruit breeding Jamun breeding Litchi Mutation breeding Role of insects in fruit crop pollination Rootstock breeding Sapota breeding