Table 3.
Mean scores for texture-related sensory attributes (0- to 10-point scale) and instrumental measurements of southern highbush blueberry genotypes evaluated in 2011.
| Sensory | Instrumental | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genotypea | Bursting energyb | Firmness during chewing | Skin toughness | Mealiness | Juiciness | Compression force (N mm−1)c | Bioyield force (N) |
| FL 01–15 | 4.4e–n | 3.0f–m | 3.3b–d | 2.0b–e | 4.8a–c | 2.50c–j | 1.26 s–A |
| FL 01–25 | 3.1 l–o | 2.2 k–m | 3.4b–d | 2.2b–e | 4.9ab | 2.08 m–s | 1.20y–B |
| FL 02–22 | 3.6i–o | 2.6i–m | 3.3b–d | 2.8b–e | 4.3a–d | 2.25 h–p | 1.25 t–A |
| FL 03–161 | 4.4e–n | 2.9 g–m | 3.1 cd | 2.4b–e | 4.0a–d | 2.19i–q | 1.36r–z |
| FL 05–252 | 6.8a–d | 4.6a–i | 4.3a–d | 2.5b–e | 5.0ab | 2.38e–m | 1.50 m–s |
| FL 05–256 | 6.3a–g | 5.1a–f | 5.2a–c | 3.8a–c | 4.0a–d | 2.27 g–p | 1.48n–u |
| FL 06–244 | 5.7a–i | 4.7a–h | 4.9a–c | 2.5b–e | 4.2a–d | 2.53c–h | 1.78 g–l |
| FL 06–245 | 3.4j–o | 2.9 g–m | 3.7a–d | 3.2b–e | 3.6a–d | 1.81st | 1.03AB |
| FL 06–552 | 7.3ab | 5.8a–c | 4.0a–d | 2.3b–e | 4.4a–d | 2.89ab | 1.95d–i |
| FL 06–553 | 6.5a–f | 6.1a | 4.1a–d | 1.6c–e | 4.5a–d | 2.54c–h | 1.54 l–r |
| FL 06–556 | 6.9a–c | 6.0ab | 4.4a–d | 2.8b–e | 3.1b–d | 2.88ab | 1.87e–j |
| FL 06–558 | 7.1a–c | 5.6a–d | 5.3a–c | 2.9b–e | 3.3b–d | 2.40d–m | 1.71j–n |
| FL 06–561 | 6.9a–c | 5.9ab | 4.9a–c | 1.5c–e | 4.8a–c | 2.51c–i | 1.70j–o |
| FL 06–562 | 6.2a–g | 4.2a–k | 3.8a–d | 1.8b–e | 5.7a | 2.24 h–p | 1.42p–w |
| FL 06–571 | 6.0a–h | 4.4a–j | 4.1a–d | 1.6c–e | 5.1ab | 2.34f–n | 1.71i–n |
| FL 06–572 | 6.4a–f | 6.0ab | 5.3a–c | 3.0b–e | 4.0a–d | 2.67a–e | 2.01d–g |
| FL 06–80 | 6.5a–e | 5.4a–e | 4.6a–d | 2.0b–e | 4.6a–d | 2.62a–f | 1.80f–k |
| FL 06–88 | 6.9a–c | 5.1a–f | 5.3a–c | 3.3b–e | 4.2a–d | 2.90a | 1.78 g–l |
| FL 07–100 | 7.3a–c | 5.4a–e | 5.6ab | 1.5c–e | 4.7a–d | — | 2.18b–d |
| FL 07–160 | 5.5b–j | 3.9b–l | 4.0a–d | 1.7c–e | 4.1a–d | 2.27 g–p | 1.85f–k |
| FL 07–164 | 6.2a–g | 4.8a–h | 5.3a–c | 2.5b–e | 4.6a–d | 2.06n–s | 1.99d–h |
| FL 07–176 | 5.2b–l | 4.6a–j | 4.9a–c | 2.5b–e | 3.4a–d | 2.49d–j | 1.76 h–l |
| FL 07–23 | 5.4b–k | 4.9a–g | 4.1a–d | 2.4b–e | 4.1a–d | 2.42d–l | 1.49 m–t |
| FL 07–30 | 6.3a–g | 4.5a–j | 5.1a–c | 1.2d–e | 4.8a–c | 2.81a–c | 2.10b–e |
| FL 07–31 | 4.4e–n | 3.6d–m | 4.3a–d | 2.1b–e | 4.5a–d | 2.03n–s | 1.41q–y |
| FL 07–32 | 3.1 l–o | 2.7 h–m | 5.1a–c | 3.6a–d | 2.4c–d | 2.30 g–o | 1.73i–m |
| FL 07–38 | 6.2a–g | 4.6a–j | 4.6a–d | 1.1e | 4.7a–d | 2.12 l–s | 1.61 k–q |
| FL 07–43 | 6.5a–f | 4.5a–j | 5.4a–c | 1.7b–e | 5.4ab | — | 1.99d–h |
| FL 07–449 | 7.9a | 5.9a–c | 5.6ab | 1.6c–e | 5.1ab | 2.49d–k | 2.48a |
| FL 07–452 | 7.3a–c | 6.1a | 5.2a–c | 3.8a–c | 3.4a–d | 2.71a–d | 2.32ab |
| FL 07–453 | 6.4a–f | 5.8a–c | 5.5ab | 2.9b–e | 4.4a–d | 2.58b–g | 1.99d–h |
| FL 07–87 | 4.5d–n | 3.2e–m | 5.1a–c | 0.9e | 5.2ab | — | 2.04c–f |
| FL 98–3251 | 5.7a–i | 4.9a–g | 4.5a–d | 2.6b–e | 4.2a–d | 2.19j–r | 1.65j–p |
| FL 98–3252 | 5.6b–j | 4.9a–g | 4.8a–c | 2.7b–e | 4.2a–d | 2.32f–n | 1.62 k–q |
| Bobolink | 3.5i–o | 3.1f–m | 3.8a–d | 3.0b–e | 3.8a–d | — | 1.22v–B |
| Emerald1 | 4.1f–o | 3.9b–l | 4.0a–d | 2.8b–e | 3.5a–d | 1.96p–t | 1.44p–w |
| Emerald2 | 4.2e–o | 3.8c–l | 4.0a–d | 3.2b–e | 3.1b–d | 2.10 m–s | 1.22v–B |
| Farthing1 | 4.5e–n | 4.3a–k | 4.3a–d | 1.9b–e | 5.4ab | 2.17 k–r | 1.47n–u |
| Farthing2 | 5.0b–l | 3.9b–l | 4.6a–d | 1.4c–e | 5.6ab | — | 1.46o–v |
| Jewel | 2.6 m–o | 2.2 k–m | 3.2b–d | 1.9b–e | 5.0ab | 2.17 l–r | 1.17y–B |
| Meadowlark | 4.9c–m | 3.6c–m | 4.4a–d | 1.6c–e | 4.8a–c | — | 1.81f–k |
| Millennia | 4.1 g–o | 3.6d–m | 3.8a–d | 4.2ab | 3.9a–d | 2.16 l–r | 1.23u–B |
| Primadonna | 4.2e–o | 2.7 h–m | 4.2a–d | 2.3b–e | 4.3a–d | 1.87r–t | 1.17y–B |
| Raven | 5.7b–i | 4.8a–h | 5.9a | 3.2b–e | 4.2a–d | 2.93a | 1.65j–p |
| Rebel | 3.6i–o | 2.9 g–m | 3.7a–d | 5.7a | 2.3d | 2.30 g–o | 1.21w–B |
| Southern Belle | 5.5b–j | 4.6a–j | 4.7a–d | 3.8a–c | 3.6a–d | — | — |
| Scintilla | 3.1 l–o | 2.9 g–m | 3.7a–d | 2.3b–e | 5.6ab | 2.21i–q | 1.47n–u |
| Snowchaser | 2.2no | 2.1 lm | 2.4d | 2.7b–e | 5.0ab | 1.71 t | 1.00B |
| Springhigh1 | 2.1o | 1.6 m | 3.4b–d | 2.5b–e | 4.9ab | 1.90q–t | 1.06AB |
| Springhigh2 | 2.5 m–o | 2.5j–m | 3.7a–d | 2.4b–e | 4.6a–d | 2.04n–s | 1.15z–B |
| Star1 | 3.2 k–o | 2.9 g–m | 3.4b–d | 2.8b–e | 3.9a–d | 2.10 m–s | 1.07AB |
| Star2 | 3.9 h–o | 3.3e–m | 3.3b–d | 2.4b–e | 4.1a–d | 2.18 k–r | 1.13z–B |
| Sweetcrisp1 | 6.6a–e | 6.0ab | 4.7a–d | 1.5c–e | 5.2ab | — | 2.10b–e |
| Sweetcrisp2 | 7.1a–c | 5.9ab | 4.6a–d | 2.1b–e | 4.3a–d | 2.57c–g | 2.26a–c |
| Windsor | 3.7i–o | 3.4e–m | 4.2a–d | 2.5b–e | 4.3a–d | 2.01o–t | 1.27 s–A |
a
Genotypes that appear twice were harvested at two dates in the season.
b
Different letters within a column indicate significant differences between genotypes using Tukey's test (P ≤ 0.05).
c
Dash (—) indicates missing data.