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Total ascorbic acid (vitamin C) concentration in fruit from ‘Elsanta’ and ‘Flamenco’ strawberries grown on a range of mulches with different reflective properties
| Total vitamin C concentration (μg g−1 frozen weight) |
||
|---|---|---|
| Mulch type | Elsanta | Flamenco |
| Hessian | 725* | 603 |
| Black polythene | 709 | 591 |
| Extenday™ | 804 | 567 |
| Ultra-reflective | 781 | 607 |
| F probability | 0·038 | 0·567 |
| s.e.d. | 32·6 | 30·0 |
| d.f. | 12 | 12 |
Fruit samples for analysis were taken in mid-July.
Data shown are the means of five replicate blocks.
