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108 13 Oct. in 2017 (A) and on 21 Sept., 28 Sept., 1 Oct., 5 Oct., 12 Oct., and 19 Oct. in 2018 (B). In 20 54 the firmness of fruit harvested last was less than from the first harvest ( P = 0.002), but not the secon 55 harvest. Firmness of fruit harvested in 2017 did not differ among harvest times. 56 A 57 J ournal of the A merican P omological S ociety

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Fig. 1 . Box plots for firmness of WI-grown ‘MN80’ fruit measured at harvests on 29 Sept., 6 Oct., and 13 Oct. in 2017 (A) and on 21 Sept., 28 Sept., 1 Oct., 5 Oct., 12 Oct., and 19 Oct. in 2018 (B). In 2018, the firmness of fruit harvested last was less than from the first harvest ( P = 0.002), but not the second harvest. Firmness of fruit harvested in 2017 did not differ among harvest times.