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Accession
PO:0025502
Name
fruit ripening stage
Ontology
plant_structure_development_stage
Synonyms
None
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
A fruit development stage (PO:0001002) during which a single fruit (PO:0009001) participates in the process of fruit ripening (GO:0009835). Source: POC:curators
Comment
Succeeds a fruit formation stage (PO:0025501). This stage is to be used for an individual fruit. Fruit ripening (GO:0009835) is defined as: an aging process that has as participant a fruit. Ripening causes changes in one or more characteristics of a fruit (color, aroma, flavor, texture, hardness, cell wall structure) and may make it more attractive to animals and aid in seed dispersal. For the development stage of a whole plant (PO:0000003), use whole plant fruit ripening stage (PO:0007010).
Subset
None
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fruit ripening stage [is_a relation] is_a  fruit development stage (PO:0001002)

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