. 2019 Oct 22;10:1344. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2019.01344

Table 4.

Phenotypic comparison of C. arabica Marsellesa^® Sarchimor cultivar and Starmaya F1 hybrid (CIR-SM01 × Marsellesa^®).

Parameters	Marsellesa^®	Starmaya
Stem diameter at collar (mm)	38.6 ± 4.0^b	44.0 ± 6.1^a
Plant height (cm)	177.5 ± 16.5^b	206.3 ± 15.9^a
Nb total of internodes	33.3± 3.2^b	37.9 ± 2.7^a
Primary branch length (cm) level 10 from the apex (Branch 1)	40.5 ± 7.0^b	48.3 ± 9.6^a
Nb of primary internode (Branch 1)	10.2 ± 1.8^b	11.33 ± 2.1^a
Primary branch length (cm) level 10 from the apex (Branch 2)	41.2 ± 7.7^b	51.9 ± 9.0^a
Nb of primary internode (Branch 2)	10.5 ± 1.9^b	11.7 ± 2.1^a
Primary branch length (cm) level 15 from the apex (Branch 1)	59.1 ± 6.8^b	64.2 ± 9.3^a
Nb of primary internode (Branch 1)	14.9 ± 1.7^a	14.6 ± 1.7^a
Primary branch length (cm) level 15 from the apex (Branch2)	58.3 ± 7.4^b	64.0 ± 9.6^a
Nb of primary internode (Branch 2)	13.8 ± 1.7^a	14.6 ± 1.7^a

Measurements were performed on 300 plants from each cultivar evaluated in 2016, 4 years after their field planting (2012). The comparison was based on an analysis of variance. Values followed by different letters are significantly different at P ≤ 0.05 (Fischer test of least significance difference).