Table 3.
Biometrics of bergamot fruit. Results are presented as the mean value ± standard deviation, n = 8, (2016–2017 and 2017–2018 harvest years). *** significance at p < 0.001; ** significance at p < 0.01; * significance at p < 0.05. Means in the same line are distinguished by small letters. Means in the same column are distinguished by capital letters.
| Cultivar | October | November | December | January | February | March | Sign. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Fruit Weight
(g) |
Castagnaro | 245 ± 6 eA | 277 ± 8 dA | 354 ± 14 cA | 363 ± 5 cA | 397 ± 5 bA | 421 ± 7 aA | *** |
| Fantastico | 173 ± 3 dB | 201 ± 2 cB | 241 ± 4 bB | 194 ± 5 cB | 266 ± 3 aB | 258 ± 12 aB | *** | |
| Femminello | 150 ± 2 cC | 174 ± 1 bC | 131 ± 2 dC | 170 ± 2 bC | 185 ± 4 aC | 146 ± 7 cC | *** | |
| Sign. | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | ||
|
Peel Weight
(g) |
Castagnaro | 44.01 ± 0.26 cdA | 49.77 ± 0.15 bcA | 55.01 ± 0.25 bA | 55.03 ± 0.67 bA | 74.02 ± 5.29 aA | 41.97 ± 0.65 dA | *** |
| Fantastico | 31.43 ± 0.21 dB | 34.81 ± 0.08 cB | 41.13 ± 0.86 bB | 42.23 ± 0.67 bB | 51.58 ± 0.10 aB | 26.53 ± 0.12 eB | *** | |
| Femminello | 25.83 ± 0.12 bC | 22.8 ± 0.17 cC | 20.97 ± 0.06 dC | 20.87 ± 0.15 dC | 26.90 ± 0.10 aC | 19.53 ± 0.50 eC | *** | |
| Sign. | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | ||
|
Juice
Content (%) |
Castagnaro | 19.73 ± 0.68 fC | 21.73 ± 0.21 eB | 28.77 ± 0.16 dC | 40.08 ± 0.16 aA | 36.07 ± 0.49 bB | 34.73 ± 0.17 cB | *** |
| Fantastico | 29.33 ± 0.25 eA | 30.50 ± 0.36 dA | 31.93 ± 0.23 cB | 33.57 ± 0.21 bB | 30.12 ± 0.03 dC | 39.97 ± 0.42 aA | *** | |
| Femminello | 21.00 ± 0.10 eB | 22.13 ± 0.15 dB | 39.03 ± 0.42 bA | 33.73 ± 0.21 cB | 39.07 ± 0.12 bA | 40.01 ± 0.46 aA | *** | |
| Sign. | *** | *** | *** | ** | *** | *** | ||
| Fruit Weight/Peel Weight | Castagnaro | 5.58 ± 0.13 cAB | 5.57 ± 0.18 cB | 6.44 ± 0.22 bA | 6.60 ± 0.07 bA | 5.38 ± 0.32 cB | 10.04 ± 0.26 aB | *** |
| Fantastico | 5.50 ± 0.09 aB | 5.78 ± 0.06 aB | 5.85 ± 0.13 aB | 4.59 ± 0.14 cC | 5.16 ± 0.05 bB | 9.73 ± 0.51 aA | *** | |
| Femminello | 5.81 ± 0.05 dA | 7.64 ± 0.07 dA | 6.26 ± 0.08 cA | 8.16 ± 0.08 bB | 6.87 ± 0.17 cdA | 7.49 ± 0.32 aA | *** | |
| Sign. | * | *** | ** | *** | *** | *** | ||
| Fruit Weight/Juice Content | Castagnaro | 12.44 ± 0.17 bcA | 12.76 ± 0.29 bA | 12.32 ± 0.52 bA | 9.07 ± 0.14 dA | 11.01 ± 0.25 cdA | 12.13 ± 0.15 aA | *** |
| Fantastico | 5.90 ± 0.14 dC | 6.60 ± 0.15 cC | 7.54 ± 0.15 bB | 5.78 ± 0.18 dB | 8.83 ± 0.10 aB | 6.46 ± 0.31 cB | *** | |
| Femminello | 7.14 ± 0.10 bB | 7.87 ± 0.04 cB | 3.37 ± 0.09 dC | 5.05 ± 0.10 dC | 4.73 ± 0.12 eC | 3.66 ± 0.18 aC | ||
| Sign. | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | ||
| Juice Content/Peel Weight | Castagnaro | 0.45 ± 0.02 eC | 0.44 ± 0.01 bC | 0.52 ± 0.00 dC | 0.73 ± 0.01 aC | 0.49 ± 0.04 cC | 0.83 ± 0.02 bC | *** |
| Fantastico | 0.93 ± 0.01 bA | 0.88 ± 0.01 aB | 0.78 ± 0.01 eB | 0.79 ± 0.01 cB | 0.58 ± 0.00 dB | 1.51 ± 0.02 eB | *** | |
| Femminello | 0.81 ± 0.01 fB | 0.97 ± 0.00 eA | 1.86 ± 0.02 bA | 1.62 ± 0.02 cA | 1.45 ± 0.00 dA | 2.05 ± 0.03 aA | *** | |
| Sign. | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |