Table 6.
Effect of water irrigation level and triacontanol (TR) foliar applications on fruit quality traits of strawberry plant during 2021/2022.
| Irrigation (IR) | 100% WHC | 80% WHC | 40% WH | Mean | 100% WHC | 80% WHC | 40% WHC | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treatments | Total Soluble Acids % | Fruit Diameter (cm) | ||||||
| 0 ppm TR | 4.6 d | 5.3 cd | 5.3 cd | 5.04 c | 3.2 c–e | 3.0 de | 2.4 e | 2.8 c |
| 0.5 ppm TR | 5.03 d | 5.9 bc | 6.6 ab | 5.9 b | 4.3 ab | 4.0 b–d | 2.6 e | 3.5 b |
| 1 ppm TR | 5.3 d | 6.6 ab | 7.3 | 6.4 a | 4.9 a | 5.0 a | 4.1 a–c | 4.6 a |
| Mean | 4.9 c | 5.9 b | 6.4 a | 4.1 a | 3.8 a | 3.1 b | ||
| LSD.005 | ||||||||
| IR | 0.4 | 0.5 | ||||||
| TR | 0.43 | 0.6 | ||||||
| IR XTR | 0.74 | 1.0 | ||||||
| Treatments | Firmness (kg·m−2) | Fruit Length (cm) | ||||||
| 0 ppm TR | 0.13 e | 0.2 cd | 0.23 a–d | 0.1878 b | 3.3 c–e | 2.9 de | 2.4 e | 3.0 b |
| 0.5 ppm TR | 0.18 de | 0.22 b–d | 0.24 a–c | 0.21 b | 4.2 bc | 3.6 cd | 2.50 e | 3.4 b |
| 1 ppm TR | 0.19 cd | 0.270 ab | 0.29 a | 0.25 a | 5.34 a | 4.8 ab | 4.0 bc | 4.7 a |
| Mean | 0.17 b | 0.23 a | 0.25 a | 4.28 a | 3.8 a | 2.9 b | ||
| LSD.005 | ||||||||
| IR | 0.03 | 0.55 | ||||||
| TR | 0.03 | 0.6 | ||||||
| IR XTR | 0.06 | 0.9 | ||||||
Values followed by the same letter are not significant according to the LSD test (p ≤ 0.05%).