Table 6.

Effect of shading nets on lutein, lycopene, β-carotene, and total carotenoids accumulation in fruits. Data are expressed as mg 100 g⁻¹ fw.

Treatment	Lutein	Lycopene	β-Carotene	Total Carotenoids
Control	0.022 ± 0.001 b	1.666 ± 0.061 b	0.358 ± 0.012 b	2.046 ± 0.074 b
White net	0.024 ± 0.000 ab	2.881 ± 0.053 a	0.623 ± 0.013 a	3.528 ± 0.065 a
Pearl grey net	0.027 ± 0.001 a	2.828 ± 0.080 a	0.643 ± 0.018 a	3.498 ± 0.099 a
Significance	*	***	***	***

* and *** significant at p ≤ 0.05 and 0.001. Different letters within each column indicate significant differences according to Tukey’s HSD test (p = 0.05). All data are expressed as mean ± standard error, n = 3.