Fig. 1.

AFM topographical images representative of cultivated strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa ‘Chandler’) CSPs at unripe (A) and ripe (B) developmental stages, drop-deposited onto mica and visualized in direct contact mode under butanol. (C) Enlarged view of boxed area in (A); (D–F) enlarged view of boxed areas in (B). The enlarged views show examples of (C, D) linear chains, (E) multichain aggregates and (F) branched chains. (G, H) Areas equivalent to those shown in (D) and (E), respectively, showing the topographical details of linear chains (G) and aggregates (H) in 3-D. Scale bars (A, B) = 250 nm; (C–F) = 75 nm.