Table I.
Vegetative developmenta, fecundityb, and total plant fruit production of Thompson Seedless (TS) and Silcora (S) DefH9-iaaM lines (GM) in comparison with controls (CT)
Data collected during the whole production cycle consisting of three years of cultivation: 2004, 2005, and 2006. Mean ± se; means in the same column that are followed by the same letter are not different (P ≤ 0.05) using the lsd test.
| Clones | No. Shoots/Plant | Average Shoot Dry Weight | Fruitful Shoots | Shoot Fruitfulness | No. Bunches/Plant | No. Berries/Bunch | Berry Weight | Bunch Weight | Plant Fruit Production |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| g | % | g | g | kg | |||||
| TS CT | 17.5 ± 0.36a | 34 ± 2.7a | 14.1 ± 2.5b | 0.14 ± 0.01b | 2.88 ± 0.33b | 189.0 ± 7.7b | 0.95 ± 0.02a | 180.7 ± 8.8b | 0.55 ± 0.05b |
| TS GM | 16.1 ± 0.32b | 31 ± 2.3a | 27.2 ± 7.8a | 0.27 ± 0.02a | 5.97 ± 0.47a | 247.6 ± 10.3a | 0.87 ± 0.01b | 217.2 ± 10.1a | 1.17 ± 0.09a |
| S CT | 16.4 ± 0.58a | 13 ± 1.8a | 70.0 ± 4.6a | 0.86 ± 0.04a | 17.38 ± 1.00a | 98.4 ± 3.7b | 2.88 ± 0.13b | 289.9 ± 20.2b | 4.88 ± 0.43b |
| S GM | 17.0 ± 0.56a | 15 ± 2.2a | 66.6 ± 3.8a | 0.80 ± 0.05a | 15.38 ± 1.25a | 113.5 ± 5.3a | 3.24 ± 0.19a | 376.1 ± 29.3a | 5.31 ± 0.44a |
a
Expressed as number of shoots per plant and average shoot dry weight (grams).
b
Expressed as percentage of fruitful shoots, shoot fruitfulness (average number of inflorescences per shoot), number of bunches per plant, number of berries per bunch, berry weight (grams), and bunch weight (grams).