fruit ripening
An developmental maturation 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.
GO:0071695
anatomical structure maturation
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GO:0010154
fruit development
part_of
fruit maturation
related
fruit senescence
related