Table 1.

The effect of partial girdling of the pedicel on fruitlet growth and specific mass transfer (SMT) in the pedicel of Marisol clementine

Parameter	Control	Girdled
Accumulation of dry matter (mg d–1)	42 ± 3	39 ± 2 n.s.
Phloem cross‐sectional area (mm2)	0·62 ± 0·04	0·39 ± 0·02**
Phloem SMT (mg mm–2 d–1)	69 ± 6	99 ± 9*

Pedicels were girdled on 5 August (127 DAA). Measurements performed 59 d after girdling (186 DAA). Growth values are means of 20 fruits ± s. e. Anatomical measurements are means of ten fruits ± s.e.

** P ≤ 0·01; * P ≤ 0·05; n.s., non significant.