. 2023 Jun 17;9(6):e17260. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e17260

Table 1.

Effect of the growing season and cultivars on the initial fruit set, final fruit retention and fruit drop characteristics.

C.No.	Cultivars (C)	Initial fruit set (%)		Final fruit retention (%)		Fruit drop (%)
C.No.	Cultivars (C)	2017	2018	2017	2018	2017	2018
1	Adam's Pearmain	28.29 ± 0.47^g	59.83 ± 1.95ⁱ	42.87 ± 1.06^e	30.17 ± 1.79^j	59.15 ± 1.18ⁱ	71.85 ± 1.28^c
2	Allington Pippin	58.55 ± 0.58^d	58.62 ± 2.24ⁱ	40.75 ± 0.56^f	33.15 ± 2.81^h	61.27 ± 1.17^h	68.87 ± 2.13^e
3	Baleman's Cider	46.48 ± 0.57^f	66.36 ± 2.63^f	60.99 ± 0.34^b	50.86 ± 1.87^b	41.03 ± 1.15^l	51.16 ± 1.76^k
4	Fuji Zehn Aztec	88.20 ± 0.58^a	75.72 ± 3.16^b	29.88 ± 0.12^h	46.72 ± 1.30^c	72.14 ± 2.87^f	55.3 ± 2.34^j
5	Mollie's Delicious	89.12 ± 1.13^a	71.03 ± 1.65^d	24.65 ± 0.09ⁱ	15.80 ± 1.06^l	77.37 ± 1.15^e	86.22 ± 1.47^a
6	Red Gold	65.40 ± 1.41^c	77.93 ± 1.97^a	34.32 ± 1.31^g	40.07 ± 1.26^e	67.7 ± 1.91^g	61.95 ± 1.35^h
7	Red Velox	88.08 ± 1.53^a	68.09 ± 0.58^e	22.17 ± 1.18^j	36.6 ± 0.61^f	79.85 ± 1.22^d	65.42 ± 1.15^g
8	Shalimar Apple-2	65.17 ± 1.19^c	52.29 ± 0.56^j	44.36 ± 2.87^d	35.16 ± 0.63^g	57.66 ± 1.50^j	66.86 ± 1.20^f
9	Shireen	70.29 ± 0.29^b	65.2 ± 0.57^fg	21.15 ± 1.56^k	41.75 ± 0.66^d	80.87 ± 1.60^c	60.27 ± 1.23ⁱ
10	Silver Spur	25.92 ± 1.98^h	74.34 ± 1.24^c	85.13 ± 1.70^a	19.19 ± 0.58^k	16.89 ± 1.44^m	82.83 ± 1.24^b
11	Starkrimson	88.15 ± 1.73^a	63.9 ± 1.86^gh	44.92 ± 1.73^c	56.14 ± 2.13^a	57.1 ± 1.70^k	45.88 ± 1.28^l
12	Top Red	49.37 ± 1.25^e	64.54 ± 1.69^gh	11.97 ± 1.78^l	32.26 ± 1.15ⁱ	90.05 ± 1.80^a	69.76 ± 1.78^d
13	Vance Delicious	27.16 ± 1.49^gh	63.25 ± 1.45^h	20.94 ± 1.21^k	30.17 ± 1.66^j	81.08 ± 1.38^b	71.85 ± 1.26^c
Mean		60.78	66.24	37.24 ± 1.19	36.00	64.78	66.02
SE(m)		±0.07	±0.19	±0.08	±0.18	±0.01	±0.02

Means in columns followed by different letters are significantly different at p ≤ 0.05 based on Tukey's multiple range test.