The Relationship between the Morphology and Structure and the Quality of Fruits of Two Pear Cultivars (Pyrus communis L.) during Their Development and Maturation
Figure 4
SEM: epidermis surface of the “Conference” fruits at the harvest maturity stage. ((a), (b)) vertical wax platelets on the epidermis surface (arrowheads); (c) vertical and horizontal platelets of the epicuticular wax inside a microcrack; (d) fruit surface with remains of the epidermis (black asterisk) and russeting formed by cork cells (white asterisk); polygonal cork cells were visible within the lenticels (e) and microcracks (f). Note the lack of crystalline wax platelets.
