Table 3.

Intercept and slope comparisons of internal browning vs. firmness regression analysis, between firmness category groups for non-dropped (0 cm) and dropped (32 cm) “Duke” and “Brigitta” blueberries, during seasons 2011/2012 (Y1) and 2012/2013 (Y2).

Cultivar	Drop height (cm)	Firmness category	Model comparisons (p-values)
			Y1		Y2
			Intercept	Slope	Intercept	Slope
“Duke”	0	Soft vs. medium	0.273a	0.746	0.304	0.902
		Medium vs. firm	0.035	0.572	0.779	0.045
		Soft vs. firm	0.840	0.783	0.152	0.066
	32	Soft vs. medium	0.911	0.517	0.908	0.851
		Medium vs. firm	0.164	0.492	0.007	0.702
		Soft vs. firm	0.576	0.877	0.001	0.870
“Brigitta”	0	Soft vs. medium	0.000	0.443	0.019	0.691
		Medium vs. firm	0.148	0.399	0.678	0.558
		Soft vs. firm	0.007	0.954	0.126	0.689
	32	Soft vs. medium	0.029	0.002	0.397	0.810
		Medium vs. firm	0.346	0.000	0.148	0.081
		Soft vs. firm	0.783	0.370	0.146	0.034

^aIn red, p-values lower than 0.05.