1988; Kondo et al., 1991). Accumulation of anthocyanin in the fruit
skin has also been reported to parallel the increase in IEC during
growth and maturation of ‘Tsugaru’, ‘Senshu’, ‘Fuji’ (Kondo et al.,
1991), and ‘Pink Lady’ (Whale and Singh, 2007) apples. Recently,
Whale and Singh (2007) concluded that endogenous ethylene
played a key role in regulating biosynthesis of anthocyanins and
colour development in ‘Pink Lady’ apple.