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 5

SEM: epidermis surface of the “Clapp’s Favourite” ((a), (c), (d)) and “Conference” ((b), (e)–(h)) fruits at the harvest maturity stage with lenticels; ((a), (c), (e)) oval lenticels; ((a), (c)) open lenticels; ((b), (d), (f)) closed star-shaped lenticels; (g) fungal spores and possibly bacterial cells visible inside the lenticel, (h), exfoliating cuticle sheets.

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