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. 2006 Mar;97(3):429–441. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcj046

Table 8.

Total ellagic acid concentration in fruit from ‘Elsanta’ and ‘Flamenco’ strawberries grown on a range of mulches with different reflective properties

Total ellagic acid concentration (μg g−1 frozen weight)
Mulch type Elsanta Flamenco
Hessian 184* 137
Black polythene 172 154
Extenday™ 179 191
Ultra-reflective 192 163
F probability 0·754 0·031
s.e.d. 19·4 16·0
d.f. 12 12

Fruit samples for analysis were taken in mid-July.

*

Data shown are the means of five replicate blocks.