such as total soluble solids (TSS) and firmness, which are known for their characteristic changes
during postharvest ripening concomitant to -carotene accumulation
(Vásquez-Caicedo et al., 2004, 2005), remained overall
constant throughout 24 d of on-tree maturation (TSS in Table 4,
SFKS in Table 2 on day 1).