Cell wall metabolism during the growth of peach fruit: Association of hardness with cell wall pectins

•The hardness of peach fruit firstly increased and then decreased during growth.•Increased hardness resulted from thickening cell wall and high density middle lamella.•The molecular composition of WPP, CPP, and APP were explored during growth.•The Mw, GalA content and DE of CPP were closely related...

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