Table 1.
Chemical characteristics of four cultivars grown under well-watered and drought conditions.
| Parameters | Cultivars (C) | Water Treatments (T) | Analysis of Variance | LSD | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Well-Watered | Drought | C | T | C × T | C | T | C × T | ||
| % Dry matter | Scoresby Dwarf | 7.8 ± 0.8 | 7.3 ± 0.7 | * | ns | ns | 0.4 | 2.5 | 3.0 |
| Incas | 7.1 ± 0.5 | 8.9 ± 0.8 | |||||||
| Marmande | 7.0 ± 0.4 | 7.4 ± 0.3 | |||||||
| Window Box Red | 6.2 ± 0.5 | 6.0 ± 0.3 | |||||||
| TSS (°Brix) | Scoresby Dwarf | 8.5 ± 0.6 | 6.5 ± 0.4 | * | ns | ns | 0.7 | 2.1 | 2.7 |
| Incas | 7.5 ± 0.4 | 7.2 ± 0.7 | |||||||
| Marmande | 7.3 ± 0.9 | 7.8 ± 0.6 | |||||||
| Window Box Red | 4.7 ± 0.1 | 4.2 ± 0.1 | |||||||
| pH | Scoresby Dwarf | 4.4 ± 0.2 | 4.5 ± 0.7 | * | ns | ns | 0.8 | 1.5 | 3.0 |
| Incas | 4.7 ± 0.0 | 4.3 ± 0.2 | |||||||
| Marmande | 4.1 ± 0.1 | 4.0 ± 0.0 | |||||||
| Window Box Red | 7.0 ± 0.3 | 5.9 ± 0.2 | |||||||
Values represent means ± SE (n = 6). ns = not significant; * The mean difference is significant at p < 0.05, LSD = least significant difference.