Figure 1.
Soapberry sample from eight different fruit growth stages. This classification is based on the fruit development and fruit ripening: S1, early ovary development (15 DAP); S2, 30% of the biggest fruit size (45 DAP); S3, 70% of the biggest fruit size (75 DAP); S4, 80% of the biggest fruit size (90 DAP); S5, 90% of the biggest fruit size (105 DAP); S6, beginning of maturity (120 DAP); S7, great change in pericarp (135 DAP); S8, fully developed and mature (150 DAP). (A) Soapberry fruit; (B) soapberry pericarp.