Differential expression of MaERF genes in peel and pulp during fruit ripening
The data related with fruit ripening and softening, including changes in fruit firmness and ethylene production in banana fruit in four different ripening treatments caused by natural, ethylene-induced, 1-MCP-delayed, and combined 1-MCP and ethylene treatments, have been described in Shan et al. (2012). Ethylene treatment accelerated fruit ripening and promoted a climacteric rise, with a peak appearance at 3 d. Control natural fruit started the ethylene climacteric at 15 d and reached a peak at 21 d. In contrast, 1-MCP treatment delayed ethylene production, with a peak appearance at day 30. In addition, application of ethylene to the 1-MCP-treated fruit promoted ethylene evolution, with the ethylene production starting to increase at day 25 and then reaching a peak at day 28 (Shan et al., 2012).