Figure 4.
LC-MS/MS analysis of 1-aminocyclyopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) concentrations in sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) fruit at three timepoints after the pre-ripening application of 100 mg/L NAA (A) ACC p = 0.0021. Additionally, shown is qRT-PCR data of ethylene biosynthetic and receptor genes (B) ACS p <0.0001, (C) ACO p <0.0001, (D) EIN4 p < 0.0001 and (E) ETR2 p < 0.0001. All data represent means ± s. e. (n = 3), bars are denoted by a different letter (a, b, c, d, e, ab, bc, cd, abc, bcd) if the means differ significantly using one-way ANOVA followed by Waller-Duncan’s post hoc test. DPS = days post spray.