Table 7.

Results of the statistical analysis on back-calculated fiber bundle properties: strength at breaking point (σ_f) in MPa and modulus (E_1f and E_2f) in GPa: “variety × retting treatment” and “variety × harvest time” (H1: full flowering stage; H2: seed maturity stage).

Variety	Retting treatment	σf	E1f	E2f
Carmaleonte	Bio-degummed	420 ± 65.5 ns	58.1 ± 4.4 a	34.9 ± 3.4 a
	Dew-retted	462 ± 26.3 ns	53.5 ± 4.7 a	33.9 ± 3.2 a
Futura 75	Bio-degummed	452 ± 84.0 ns	49.0 ± 5.4 b	26.9 ± 2.3 b
	Dew-retted	443 ± 41.1 ns	56.8 ± 9.7 a	32.6 ± 3.0 a
Average	Bio-degummed	436 ± 73.7 ns	53.5 ± 6.7 ns	30.9 ± 5.0 ns
	Dew-retted	453 ± 34.4 ns	55.2 ± 7.5 ns	33.2 ± 3.0 ns
Variety	Harvest time	σf	E1f	E2f
Carmaleonte	H1	420 ± 65.5 ns	58.1 ± 4.4 a	34.9 ± 3.4 a
	H2	356 ± 27.8 ns	51.6 ± 4.4 a	30.4 ± 1.2 a
Futura 75	H1	452 ± 84.0 ns	49.0 ± 5.4 b	26.9 ± 2.3 b
	H2	362 ± 90.6 ns	47.4 ± 7.0 b	26.3 ± 3.1 b
Average	H1	402 ± 73.7 a	49.4 ± 6.7 ns	28.5 ± 5.0 a
	H2	373 ± 77.9 b	46.4 ± 4.9 ns	26.4 ± 2.5 b

Values within a column followed by the same letter are not significantly different at the p = 0.05 level by Tukey post hoc test.