Table 7.
Mean crop weight (g) harvested per bag (ten plants) with respect to fruit size class for ‘Elsanta’ and ‘Flamenco’ strawberries grown on a range of mulches with different reflective properties
| Elsanta |
Flamenco |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mulch type | Class 1* | Class 2 | Waste | Class 1 | Class 2 | Waste |
| Hessian | 1282 | 270 | 10·6 | 3126 | 839 | 52·3 |
| Black polythene | 1168 | 265 | 13·2 | 3315 | 709 | 44·6 |
| Extenday™ | 1435 | 215 | 15·8 | 3450 | 821 | 34·4 |
| Ultra-reflective | 1726 | 219 | 9·5 | 3729 | 855 | 36·2 |
| F probability | 0·006 | 0·355 | 0·384 | 0·02 | 0·447 | 0·149 |
| s.e.d. | 130·7 | 37·8 | 3·78 | 182·1 | 96·2 | 7·99 |
| d.f. | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
*
Class 1, >25 mm; Class 2, 22–25 mm; Waste <22 mm and misshapes, etc.