Fig. 5: Altered fruit ripening features of SlARF6A transgenic plants.

a Changes in hue angle in the WT and SlARF6A transgenic plants. b Ethylene production of the WT and SlARF6A transgenic plants at different ripening stages indicated as days post anthesis (DPA). The data represent the means of at least 10 individual fruits. Vertical bars represent SD. In WT plants, 35 DPA corresponds to the mature green (MG) stage, and 40 DPA corresponds to the breaker (BR) stage. In OE-SlARF6A plants, 40 DPA corresponds to the mature green (MG) stage, and 45 DPA corresponds to the breaker (BR) stage. In RNAi-SlARF6A plants, 30 DPA corresponds to the mature green (MG) stage, and 35 DPA corresponds to the breaker (BR) stage