Table 1.
Characteristics of “Clapp's Favourite” and “Conference” fruits.
| Parameters [µm] | Fruit set stage (May) | Harvest maturity stage (September) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clapp's Favourite | Conference | Clapp's Favourite | Conference | |
| Number of stomata (May) and lenticels (September) [in mm2] | 700 ± 245a | 900 ± 316b | 26 ± 7a | 24 ± 9b |
| Thickness of cuticle | 9.28 ± 0.62 | 7.03 ± 0.83 | 11.48 ± 1.06 | 8.86 ± 0.94 |
| Hight of epidermis cells | 23.18 ± 1.4c | 19.03 ± 1.6d | 13.44 ± 0.93c | 10.9 ± 1.37d |
| Thickness of hypodermis | 78.64 ± 7.56e | 65.77 ± 6.22f | 61.32 ± 7.58eg | 46.75 ± 7.32fg |
| Number of hypodermis layers | 5 ± 2 | 4 ± 2 | 5 ± 2 | 6 ± 2 |
| Diameter of stone cells | 38.5 ± 2.5 | 38.1 ± 1.8 | 37.8 ± 2.2 | 38.2 ± 2.1 |
| Thickness of the three parenchyma layers | 73.05 ± 6.36 | 66.75 ± 3.72 | 75.24 ± 8.27 | 79.69 ± 3.1 |
a, b, c, d, e, f, g: indicate pairs of traits that differ significantly at P < 0.05.