, carbon stress (black circles), stem water potential stress (grey circles), and humidity stress (white circles). (A) Fruit fresh weight (g), (B) fruit dry weight (g), (C) respiration rate (g C d À1 fruit À1 ), (D) transpiration rate (g H 2 O d À1 fruit À1 ), (E) xylem water import (g H 2 O d À1 fruit À1 ), (F) phloem water import (g H 2 O d À1 fruit À1 ), (G) fruit osmotic potential (MPa, Fruit growth, carbon and water fluxes, and osmotic and turgor pressures simulated under standard (bold lines)

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