Table 4. P values of the F ratios from ANOVA for the effects of flowering induction practice, fruit maturity induction practice, harvesting practice and their interactions on average percentage translucent flesh, total soluble solids and juice pH in the two experiments per cultivar.
Fruit quality/Factor | Cv. Sugarloaf | Cv. Smooth Cayenne | ||
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Expt 1 | Expt 2 | Expt 3 | Expt 4 | |
Percentage translucent flesh | ||||
Flowering induction practice (FIP) | 0.028 * | 0.285 | 0.000 *** | 0.002 ** |
Maturity induction practice (MIP) | 0.009 ** | 0.331 | 0.004 ** | 0.420 |
Harvesting practice (HP) | 0.096 | 0.041 * | 0.038 * | 0.017 * |
FIP × MIP | 0.000 *** | 0.005 ** | 0.002 ** | 0.613 |
FIP × HP | 0.040 * | 0.887 | 0.150 | 0.081 |
MIP × HP | 0.471 | 0.000 *** | 0.355 | 0.038 * |
FIP × MIP × HP | 0.458 | 0.000 *** | 0.072 | 0.038 * |
Total soluble solids | ||||
Flowering induction practice (FIP) | 0.145 | 0.942 | 0.039 * | 0.019 * |
Maturity induction practice (MIP) | 0.000 *** | 0.012 * | 0.000 *** | 0.000 *** |
Harvesting practice (HP) | 0.000 *** | 0.139 | 0.011 * | 0.001 ** |
FIP × MIP | 0.135 | 0.477 | 0.000 *** | 0.003 ** |
FIP × HP | 0.260 | 0.057 | 0.693 | 0.291 |
MIP × HP | 0.152 | 0.024 * | 0.002 ** | 0.015 * |
FIP × MIP × HP | 0.826 | 0.853 | 0.351 | 0.188 |
Juice pH | ||||
Flowering induction practice (FIP) | 0.009 ** | 0.000 *** | 0.048 * | 0.010 * |
Maturity induction practice (MIP) | 0.047 * | 0.000 *** | 0.003 ** | 0.001 ** |
Harvesting practice (HP) | 0.802 | 0.786 | 0.000 *** | 0.167 |
FIP × MIP | 0.014 * | 0.128 | 0.018 * | 0.003 ** |
FIP × HP | 0.490 | 0.162 | 0.026 * | 0.000 *** |
MIP × HP | 0.036 * | 0.031 * | 0.004 ** | 0.985 |
FIP × MIP × HP | 0.091 | 0.630 | 0.066 | 0.198 |
* Significant at the 0.05 probability level
** Significant at the 0.01 probability level
*** Significant at the 0.001 probability level
Values in bold indicate the P-value considered to establish the effect (main or interaction) of the flowering induction practice, the maturity induction practice or the harvesting practice.