Figure 7
From: Analysis of ripening-related gene expression in papaya using an Arabidopsis-based microarray
Correlation between pulp softening and expansin gene expression (EXP - AT2G39700) during papaya ripening. Pulp firmness (Open squares) was monitored through the ripening process by a texturometer (Fabi et al., 2007) and measures are given by N.cm-2. The mRNA abundance of expansin gene is indicated by column height. Expression values in unripe fruit at the first day after harvest were set to 1. Error bars indicate SDs of the mean (n=12 for papaya texture analysis and n=4 for qPCR analysis).