TABLE 3.

Mean (± SE) yield (kg), fruit number, fruit fresh weight (g), percentage (%) red coloration, peel CIELAB color parameters L*, a*, b*, hue, and Chroma in control (unsprayed) trees or receiving six foliar sprayed applications with 0.5 mM (ASA1) or 1.0 mM (ASA2) acetylsalicylic acid during fruit growth in year 2012.

					P
		Control	ASA1	ASA2	ASA	Position	ASA × Position
Yield (Kg)	S-side	9.3 ± 1.7	14.1 ± 3.2	8.7 ± 2.6	0.587	0.006	0.734
	N-side	3.8 ± 1.7	5.1 ± 1.8	3.9 ± 1.8
# Fruit	S-side	22.8 ± 5.0	32.9 ± 10.0	22.0 ± 5.6	0.618	0.007	0.518
	N-side	9.3 ± 2.6	11.1 ± 4,3	9.3 ± 3.8
FFW (g)	S-side	415.1 ± 9.0	435.4 ± 10.9	437.5 ± 13.1	0.383	0.700	0.646
	N-side	405.5 ± 13.8	441.0 ± 16.7	431.1 ± 19.5
Total yield (Kg)		13.1 ± 2.5	19.2 ± 3.8	12.6 ± 2.9	0.326
Total # Fruit		32.1 ± 6.8	44.0 ± 10.9	29.3 ± 5.9	0.492
Total FFW (g)		413.0 ± 7.7	435.2 ± 9.3	435.5 ± 9.9	0.101

Fruits were separately harvested from the north (N-) and south (S-) side of canopy.