Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles Article Faculty Publications -Articles Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A statistical approach to study anatomical changes of pink guava cultivar (Psidium guajava L. cv Arka Kiran) during its ripening at the room temperature storage Subject The topic of the resource Climacteric fruit; Microscopy; Pericarp; Pink variety; SEM; Spectrophotometry Description An account of the resource The ripening of climacteric fruit like guava is a complex process that is highly coordinated with its cellular backbone. In the present study, we combined microscopy, spectrophotometry, and statistical analysis to evaluate the anatomical changes in the pink variety of guava during five ripening stages (pre-ripe, ripe, color-turn, half over-ripe, and over-ripe) during its storage at room temperature (282 C). The cholorophyll content of the peel, as determined by the measurement of chlorophyll a, b, and total chlorophyll, showed a significant decrease during the maturation process (4.05, 4.53, and 8.62 ?g/cm2, respectively, in the pre-ripe stage to not detectable in the over-ripe stage). Gradual loss of integrity of the fruit pulp (pericarp) from the preserved bee-hive structure to cell mass was also monitored by studying the cellular anatomy with brightfield and scanning electron microscopy. The epidermal thickness and width of the cortical parenchyma cells revealed statistical differences from the initial pre-ripe stage to the final full-ripe stage. Finally, based on the cellular dimensions, multivariate analysis using PCA (Principal Component Analysis) tool grouped the stages into three clusters, namely, pre-ripe: ripe, color-turn: half-over ripe, and over-ripe stages. In conclusion, this study provided significant insights into cultivar-specific anatomical changes in guava fruit, with potential for future research to develop variants with longer post-harvest storage life. 2024 The Author(s) Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Bylappa Y.; Nag A. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Kuwait Journal of Science, Vol-52, No. 1 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Elsevier B.V. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2025-01-01 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.kjs.2024.100295" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.kjs.2024.100295</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85199552789&amp;doi=10.1016%2Fj.kjs.2024.100295&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=14d1ad355302e843c7f144de6456f71d" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85199552789&amp;doi=10.1016%2fj.kjs.2024.100295&amp;partnerID=40&amp;md5=14d1ad355302e843c7f144de6456f71d</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Open Access; Gold Open Access Relation A related resource ISSN: 23074108 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Online Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Article Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Bylappa Y., Deptartment of Life Sciences, Christ University, Bangalore, 560029, India; Nag A., Deptartment of Life Sciences, Christ University, Bangalore, 560029, India