Table 2.
Effects of different treatments on ABA and anthocyanin contents in apple fruit in 2017 and 2018.
| Year | Treatment | Endogenous ABA content (ng/g FW) | Anthocyanin content in the peel (nmol/cm2) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peel | Flesh | |||
| 2017 | CK | 314.03 ± 13.45c | 272.86 ± 11.73d | 10.08 ± 0.78b |
| ABA50 | 354.85 ± 15.20b | 309.46 ± 13.25c | 11.58 ± 0.55a | |
| ABA100 | 417.26 ± 21.68a | 369.64 ± 26.74b | 12.97 ± 1.00a | |
| ABA150 | 449.78 ± 25.17a | 430.15 ± 16.93a | 11.74 ± 0.91a | |
| Flu | 207.99 ± 11.70d | 225.16 ± 21.44e | 8.04 ± 0.49c | |
| 2018 | CK | 332.78 ± 13.85c | 290.91 ± 12.08d | 10.14 ± 0.82c |
| ABA50 | 374.83 ± 15.65b | 328.08 ± 13.65c | 11.72 ± 0.58b | |
| ABA100 | 439.11 ± 22.33a | 390.06 ± 27.54b | 14.19 ± 1.05a | |
| ABA150 | 472.60 ± 25.93a | 452.39 ± 17.43a | 11.89 ± 0.96b | |
| Flu | 223.56 ± 12.05d | 241.25 ± 22.08e | 7.99 ± 0.52d | |
Data are presented as the mean ± SD of three replicates. Different letters within a column indicate statistically significant differences between the means (P < 0.05).