1. Laboratory of Pomology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606–8502, Japan (T.A., T.T., K.Y.); Laboratory of Pomology, Department of Bioproduction Sciences, Ishikawa Prefectural University, Nonoichi, Ishikawa 921–8836, Japan (A.I.); and Grape and Persimmon Research Station, National Institute of Fruit Tree Science, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739–2494, Japan (S.K.,