Figure 1 (IMAGE) Shinshu University Caption Separation procedure for placental septa in 'Shishito' fruits. Each fruit was cut (a), and the placental septum was extracted (b). The placental septum was vertically separated (b), and one was used for capsaicinoid quantification and the other was used for qRT-PCR to measure the expression of the 18 genes involved in capsaicinoid biosynthesis Credit Copyright © 2021, Fumiya Kondo, Kenichi Matsushima et al., Shinshu University, under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG, part of Springer Nature Usage Restrictions The image may only be used with appropriate caption or credit. License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.