Table 2.
Descriptive statistics for the pomological, morphological, and biochemical traits utilized in the studied sour orange genotypes
| Traits | Abb | Unit | Min. (‘G.No.’) | Max. (‘G.No.’) | Mean | ± SD | CV (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pomological trait | |||||||
| Fruit weight | V1 | g | 29.07 (‘G9’) | 161.16 (‘G5’) | 88.66 | 40.44 | 45.61 |
| Fruit length | V2 | mm | 38.39 (‘G9’) | 67.11 (‘G2’) | 53.61 | 8.56 | 15.97 |
| Fruit width | V3 | mm | 40.71 (‘G9’) | 74.66 (‘G5’) | 59.16 | 10.45 | 17.66 |
| Epicarp thickness | V4 | mm | 1.15 (‘G10’) | 2.94 (‘G2’) | 1.84 | 0.45 | 24.46 |
| Mesocarp thickness | V5 | mm | 1.38 (‘G10’) | 8.15 (‘G24’) | 4.24 | 1.72 | 40.57 |
| Number of segments | V6 | number | 7 (‘G21’) | 10 (‘G10’) | 8.13 | 0.9 | 11.07 |
| Number of seeds | V7 | number | 7 (‘G21’) | 29 (‘G7’) | 19.04 | 5.44 | 28.57 |
| Morphological trait | |||||||
| Leaf length | V8 | mm | 57.95 (‘G9’) | 145.21 (‘G22’) | 104.77 | 18.9 | 18.04 |
| Leaf width | V9 | mm | 25.89 (‘G9’) | 71.14 (‘G22’) | 49.1 | 9.18 | 18.7 |
| Leaf shape index | V10 | ratio | 1.51 (‘G2’) | 2.68 (‘G8’) | 2.18 | 0.24 | 11.01 |
| Leaf area | V11 | cm2 | 11.01 (‘G9’) | 63.4 (‘G22’) | 36.18 | 11.27 | 31.15 |
| Petiole length | V12 | mm | 13.16 (‘G9’) | 34.87 (‘G22’) | 23.32 | 4.84 | 20.75 |
| Petiole width | V13 | mm | 3.09 (‘G10’) | 17.44 (‘G22’) | 8.42 | 3.08 | 36.58 |
| Biochemical trait | |||||||
| Total phenolic content | V14 | µg GAE/100 mL | 103.74 (‘G18’) | 200.78 (‘G11’) | 145.08 | 30.58 | 21.08 |
| Total antioxidant capacity | V15 | % | 24.5 (‘G18’) | 47.6 (‘G5’) | 36.02 | 7.7 | 21.38 |
| Total flavonoid content | V16 | µg CAE/100 mL | 10.79 (‘G12’) | 28.77 (‘G8’) | 16.09 | 5.66 | 35.18 |
| Vitamin C content | V17 | g AAE/100 mL | 16.41 (‘G20’) | 37.26 (‘G21’) | 26.26 | 6.28 | 23.91 |
Max: maximum; Min: minimum; (‘G.No.’): genotype number; ± SD: standard deviation; CV: coefficient of variation