Figure 8

Network figures comparing fungal populations soon after fruit purchasing (T1) and after two weeks of storage (T5) in the calyx end (CE), stem end (SE), wounded flesh (WF), and peel (PE) of apple fruits. Networks were constructed regardless of practice (using data from organic and conventional apples) and considering only significantly different taxa (P<0.01) with a cumulative RA in organic and conventional apples ⩾0.1%. Investigated samples were represented by large yellow nodes. Detected taxa were represented by green (Ascomycota), red (Basidiomycota), and blue (Unidentified fungi) nodes. The size of nodes is proportional to the cumulative RA of each taxon in all investigated samples. Similarly, the percentage values reported along taxa represent the cumulative RA of each taxon in all investigated samples. On the contrary, the width of line connecting samples and fungal taxa is proportional to the amount of each specific taxon in each specific sample.