ripening

id: GO:0009835
name: ripening
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: The series of events causing changes in one or more characteristics of a fruit (color, aroma, flavor, texture, hardness, cell wall structure) to make it more attractive to animals and/or aid in seed dispersal.

Child Functions

idname
GO:0009836ripening, climacteric
GO:0009837ripening, non-climacteric

Parent Functions

idname
GO:0003006developmental process involved in reproduction
GO:0071695anatomical structure maturation