Table 1.
The effects of branch-bearing age for ‘Baldwin’ plants on fruit yield and l-AsA concentration and total l-AsA yield for different fruit sizes
| Fruit size (mm) | Branch fruit bearing age (years) | Fruit yield (g) | l-AsA concentration (mg g−1) | Total l-AsA (mg plant−1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8–11·2 | 1 | 39·8 | 1·81 | 74·2 |
| 2 | 25·5 | 1·78 | 45·6 | |
| 3 | 6·0 | 1·70 | 10·1 | |
| F. prob. | *** | n.s. | ** | |
| s.e.d. (d.f. = 7) | 7·35 | 0·095 | 13·93 | |
| >11·2 | 1 | 26·2 | 1·60 | 42·1 |
| 2 | 19·4 | 1·57 | 30·0 | |
| 3 | 6·6 | 1·79 | 10·4 | |
| F. prob. | ** | n.s. | ** | |
| s.e.d. (d.f.= 7) | 5·48 | 0·108 | 8·47 | |
| Total | 1 | 66·0 | 116·3 | |
| 2 | 44·9 | 75·7 | ||
| 3 | 12·6 | 20·5 | ||
| F. prob. | ** | ** | ||
| s.e.d. (d.f. = 7) | 11·83 | 20·82 |
F. prob., F. probabilities: **, 0·01; ***, 0·001; n.s., non-significant.
s.e.d., Standard error of differences between the means; d.f., residual degrees of freedom for comparison.