ACC	1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid
ACO	ACC oxidase
ACS	ACC synthase
AP2a	ripening-inhibitor factor
CRTISO	carotene isomerase
CYCB	chromoplast-specific lycopene β-cyclase
EIL1, EIL3, and ERF2	ethylene-signal elements and
DXR	1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate reductoisomerase
DXS	1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate synthase
FW	fresh weight
GGPPS	geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase
H	angle hue (color index)
L*	brightness or luminosity
LC-FLUO	liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection
MEL	melatonin
PaO	chlorophyll degradation factors, such as pheophorbide a oxygenase
PDS	phytoene desaturase
PSY	phytoene synthase
RIN, CNR, and NOR	regulatory ripening factors
SAG12	senescence transcription factor
ZDS	ζ-carotene desaturase