Table 3.
Effect of plant density and growing season on fruit number, total fruit weight and mean fruit dry weight per plant
| Number of fruits |
Total fruit dry weight (g) |
Mean fruit dry weight (g) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | D1 | D2 | D3 | D4 | D1 | D2 | D3 | D4 | D1 | D2 | D3 | D4 |
| Spring | 14·3 | 14·0 | 13·3 | 10·3 | 96·0 | 84·7 | 51·9 | 48·3 | 8·45a | 8·23a | 5·23b | 5·56b |
| Autumn | 18·7 | 12·7 | 12·0 | 11·0 | 137·3 | 87·8 | 47·9 | 41·3 | 9·6a | 8·9a | 6·29b | 6·15b |
D1, 1 plant m−2; D2, 3 plants m−2; D3, 6 plants m−2; D4: 11 plants m−2.
Different lower-case letters represent significant differences between plant densities at P = 0·05 (Levene's test).