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    Mountain apples develop more pigments like carotenoids and chlorophylls than valley apples due to higher concentrations of hormones like ABA and ethylene in their environment. This causes the peel of mountain apples to appear more golden than valley apples where pigment development is reduced. Spraying ABA on trees in valleys may help improve apple color by stimulating pigment production similar to mountain conditions.

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    Mountain apples develop more pigments like carotenoids and chlorophylls than valley apples due to higher concentrations of hormones like ABA and ethylene in their environment. This causes the peel of mountain apples to appear more golden than valley apples where pigment development is reduced. Spraying ABA on trees in valleys may help improve apple color by stimulating pigment production similar to mountain conditions.

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    Mountain apples develop more pigments like carotenoids and chlorophylls than valley apples due to higher concentrations of hormones like ABA and ethylene in their environment. This causes the peel of mountain apples to appear more golden than valley apples where pigment development is reduced. Spraying ABA on trees in valleys may help improve apple color by stimulating pigment production similar to mountain conditions.

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    Pablo Fernández Cancelo

    Appearances matter
    Golden Apple

    EXPECTED REALLITY
    Mountain environment favoured apple colour
    PIGMENTS HORMONES

    Concentration
    MOUNTAIN

    Development evolution

    Carotenoids Chlorophylls Ethylene ABA


    Concentration

    VALLEY

    Development evolution
    Colour changes driven by ABA
    PIGMENTS HORMONES

    Concentration
    ON-TREE Ripening evolution

    VALLEY Carotenoids Chlorophylls Ethylene ABA


    APPLES

    OFF-TREE
    Concentration

    Ripening evolution
    Conclusions

    1) Chlorophylls mask carotenoids contribution to peel colour

    2) Chlorophyll degradation is activated mainly by ABA

    ABA field treatments may improve apple colour

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