the same habitat, the lenticels of ‘Starkrimson’ apple were fewer and smaller than those of
‘Golden Delicious’ apple.
A correlation analysis (Table 3) showed that lenticel diameter was positively related with
anthocyanin content, but lenticel density was negatively related with anthocyanin content.
The regression analysis further suggested that lenticel density was related to anthocyanin
accumulation of both apple cultivars.