Fig. 5.

Changes in total folate content in G⁺ × A⁺ and control fruits during ripening. (A) Changes during ripening on the vine. Ripening stages are: Br, breaker; R, red (Br + 3 days); RR 7, red ripe (Br + 7 days); RR 12, late red ripe (Br + 12 days). Data are mean and SE values for three fruits. (B) Differences in folate content between fruit ripened on the vine versus fruit detached at the mature green stage and ethylene-gassed until breaker stage. Numbers in the x axis correspond to the crosses specified in Table 1. Detached fruit was allowed to ripen at 20°C for 12 days after breaker stage. Data are values from single matching fruits from the same plant.