Table 3. Main effects of foliar spraying of seaweed extract on the physical characteristics of Valencia orange fruits in the 2021 and 2022 seasons.
Season | Treatments | Fruit weight (g) | Peel weight (g) | Pulp weight (g) | Fruit volume (cm3) | Fruit length (cm) | Fruit diameter (cm) | Shape index | Juice volume (mL) |
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2021 | Control | 174.63c | 21.50c | 153.13c | 118.13c | 7.03c | 5.93c | 1.19a | 79.06c |
5 g/L SW | 209.69b | 31.00b | 178.69b | 160.06b | 7.84b | 6.66b | 1.18a | 99.19b | |
10 g/L SW | 222.19a | 37.00a | 185.19a | 172.81a | 8.18a | 6.90a | 1.19a | 119.38a | |
LSD0.05 | 2.184 | 1.117 | 2.280 | 2.440 | 0.101 | 0.043 | 0.019 | 0.878 | |
2022 | Control | 177.44c | 22.38c | 155.06c | 122.25c | 7.41c | 6.28c | 1.18a | 80.63c |
5 g/L SW | 216.00b | 31.88b | 184.13b | 166.50b | 8.30b | 7.06b | 1.18a | 103.00b | |
10 g/L SW | 229.94a | 37.94a | 192.00a | 179.06a | 8.58a | 7.30a | 1.17a | 124.69a | |
LSD0.05 | 2.441 | 0.834 | 2.515 | 2.618 | 0.035 | 0.033 | 0.008 | 1.185 |
Note:
Mean values within a column for each season that are followed by different letters are significantly different at P ≤ 0.05.