Table 3.
Effect of different irrigation and bagging treatments on pomegranate aril lightness (CIE L*), red/greenness (CIE a*), yellow/blueness (CIE b*), chroma (C*), and hue angle (H°) values. B = bagged fruits, FI = full irrigation, NB = no bagged fruits, WS = water stress. Values followed by the same letter, within the same column and factor, were not significantly different at P ≤ 0.05 (*), P ≤ 0.01 (**) or P ≤ 0.001 (***). n.s. = not significant
| Treatment | L* | a* | b* | C* | H° |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANOVA | |||||
| Irrigation | n.s. | n.s. | *** | *** | n.s. |
| Bagging | n.s. | n.s. | *** | n.s. | *** |
| Irrigation × bagging | n.s. | n.s. | ** | n.s. | n.s. |
| Irrigation | |||||
| FI | 33.32a | 19.51a | 9.55a | 21.93a | 26.26a |
| WS | 33.85a | 17.79a | 8.43b | 19.88b | 25.59a |
| Bagging | |||||
| B | 33.96a | 18.90a | 9.69a | 21.48a | 27.49a |
| NB | 33.22a | 18.40a | 8.29b | 20.33a | 24.35b |
| Tukey's multiple range test | |||||
| Irrigation × bagging | |||||
| FIB | 34.69a | 19.96a | 10.56a | 22.89a | 28.47a |
| FINB | 31.95a | 19.06a | 8.54ab | 20.97a | 24.03a |
| WSB | 33.22a | 17.83a | 8.81ab | 20.07a | 26.50a |
| WSNB | 34.48a | 17.74a | 8.04b | 19.69a | 24.66a |