Regarding TPC evolution in pulp, cv. Mellow showed a decrease from 125 to 152 DAFB, followed by an increase from 152 DAFB until harvest time, a trend which was not observed in cv. Fuji, and no nover lapping 95% confidence intervals revealed significant differences between cvs. 125 and 173 DAFB (first and last collections)(Fig. 3a).