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. 2015 Nov 23;10(11):e0143290. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143290

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
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.