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Table 1 Structural parameters of cortex fruit tissue of apple and pear genotypes (mean ± standard deviation). A large amount of cells and voids were isolated and measured in 4 samples for each genotype. Different letters indicate differences at 5 % significance level

From:Automatic analysis of the 3-D microstructure of fruit parenchyma tissue using X-ray micro-CT explains differences in aeration

Parameter ‘Braeburn’ ‘Kanzi’ ‘Jonagold’ 会议’
Porosity (%) 18.4 ± 4.4 (ab) 12.1 ± 3.0 (b) 25.4 ± 2.6 (a) 5.7 ± 1.4 (c)
Cell volume (mm3) 0.0045 ± 0.0004 (a) 0.0030 ± 0.0007 (b) 0.0052 ± 0.0004 (a) 0.0023 ± 0.0007 (b)
Cell surface/volume (mm2mm−3) 16.27 ± 0.93 (ab) 22.0 ± 4.3 (a) 18.9 ± 1.4 (a) 12.1 ± 1.6 (b)
Equivalent spherical diameter (μm) 196.6 ± 7.0 (a) 172 ± 13 (b) 209.7 ± 3.5 (a) 159 ± 17 (b)
Cell count (mm−3) 181 ± 20 (b) 293 ± 82 (ab) 142 ± 8 (b) 411 ± 107 (a)
Cell elongation (-) 1.52 ± 0.07 1.72 ± 0.18 1.54 ± 0.02 1.52 ± 0.06
Cell-to-void area (relative to cell surface) (%) 37.0 ± 4.0 (a) 34.4 ± 3.7 (ab) 41.7 ± 4.3 (a) 21.8 ± 9.9 (b)
Void volume (mm3) 0.0019 ± 0.0008 (b) 0.0006 ± 0.0004 (c) 0.0047 ± 0.0003 (a) 0.00005 ± 0.00001 (c)
Void surface/volume (mm2mm−3) 66 ± 14 (bc) 104 ± 28 (b) 50.3 ± 4.1 (c) 204 ± 18 (a)
Void equivalent spherical diameter (μm) 100 ± 11 (b) 71 ± 16 (c) 139 ± 12 (a) 39.4 ± 1.8 (d)
Weighted void count (mm−3) 77 ± 24 (b) 220 ± 120 (b) 28.0 ± 2.5 (b) 540 ± 190 (a)
Void elongation (-) 2.36 ± 0.46 3.23 ± 0.85 2.07 ± 0.21 2.17 ± 0.14
Void shape factor 2.032 ± 0.029 (ab) 2.12 ± 0.15 (ab) 2.29 ± 0.11 (a) 1.94 ± 0.15 (b)
Branching number 950 ± 330 (c) 2410 ± 760 (b) 570 ± 230 (c) 5500 ± 3200 (a)
Total void path length (mm mm−3) 28 ± 13 (b) 84 ± 35 (a) 13.1 ± 7.5 (b) 100 ± 32 (a)
Void anisotropy (-) 0.241 ± 0.097 (b) 0.39 ± 0.13 (ab) 0.468 ± 0.033 (a) 0.226 ± 0.072 (b)
Fragmentation index (mm−1) 22.3 ± 7.0 (b) 44.9 ± 13.9 (b) 6.5 ± 5.4 (c) 82.3 ± 8.5 (a)
Oxygen diffusion coefficient (10−9m2s−1)a 1.73 ± 0.5 (b) 2.73 ± 1.59 (b) 10.1 ± 5.2 (a) 0.28 ± 0.15 (c)
  1. aHo et al. (2010); Verboven et al. (2008)