Development stages of Jujuba fruit

Chinese jujube is a popular fruit. The development and ripening processes of Jujuba fruit is complex. The fruit color, soluble sugar, fruit size et al have changed during the processes. The multiple stages, including young fruit, enlargement fruit, half white mature, white mature, half red mature, full red, and soft fruit; were regulated by a series of genes, such as hormone, transcript factors etc. But the detailed mechanism of development and ripening could be uncovered deeply using high throughout technology such as RNA-sequencing.