Regarding TPC evolution in pulp, cv. Mellow showed a decreasefrom 125 to 152 DAFB, followed by an increase from 152 DAFBuntil harvest time, a trend which was not observed in cv. Fuji, andnonoverlapping 95% confidence intervals revealed significant dif-ferences between cvs. 125 and 173 DAFB (first and last collections)(Fig. 3a).