Table 4.
Agromorphological characteristics of cashew apples and nuts.
| Cashew nuts | Cashew apples | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thickness (cm) | Length (mm) | Width (mm) | Weight (g) | Yield (%) | KOR | Graining | Thickness (mm) | Length (mm) | Width (mm) | Weight (g) | Wa/Wn ratio | |
| S1 | 18.86 ± 0.68a | 29.76 ± 0.74b | 24.93 ± 1.78b | 5.95 ± 0.4b | 27.14 ± 0.93ab | 47.87 ± 1.64b | 185.45 ± 4.5b | 49.78 ± 1.75a | 51.72 ± 1.18c | 49.46 ± 0.82a | 75.15 ± 2.45ab | 12.63 |
| S2 | 17.05 ± 0.46ab | 32.76 ± 2.38ab | 25.31 ± 1.74b | 5.74 ± 0.5b | 25.67 ± 0.65b | 45.27 ± 1.12bc | 192.45 ± 3.2ab | 42.21 ± 2.51b | 55.75 ± 2.99bc | 37.46 ± 1.72b | 64.24 ± 4.24b | 11.19 |
| S3 | 16.63 ± 1.94ab | 33.07 ± 2.15a | 25.33 ± 1.16b | 8.5 ± 1.0a | 28.47 ± 1.60ab | 50.22 ± 2.86ab | 152.45 ± 2.4 ab | 45.66 ± 2.04ab | 58.47 ± 1.95bc | 38.61 ± 81bb | 70.24 ± 34ab | 8.26 |
| S4 | 16.77 ± 0.51ab | 31.36 ± 2.19ab | 25.04 ± 1.98b | 5.24 ± 1.5 ab | 24.09 ± 2.59b | 42.49 ± 4.53c | 200.2 ± 7.47a | 46.90 ± 2.29ab | 57.38 ± 2.12bc | 45.81 ± 2.26ab | 86.12 ± 4.5a | 16.44 |
| S5 | 18.59 ± 0.69ab | 30.91 ± 0.84ab | 25.19 ± 0.84b | 5.83 ± 0.75b | 25.42 ± 0.84b | 44.84 ± 1.45bc | 191.5 ± 2.8ab | 50.03 ± 1.55a | 60.97 ± 1.68b | 46.53 ± 1.47ab | 88.54 ± 3.75a | 15.19 |
| S6 | 16.42 ± 1.83ab | 32.33 ± 1.09ab | 24.76 ± 0.62b | 6.25 ± 1.1ab | 25.92 ± 2.30b | 45.73 ± 4.92bc | 186.45 ± 5.47b | 46.08 ± 2246ab | 50.13 ± 1.79c | 40.33 ± 1.87b | 79.15 ± 4.52ab | 12.77 |
| S7 | 17.81 ± 1.40a | 28.64 ± 0.8bc | 22.35 ± 1.22c | 5.91 ± 0.7b | 27.10 ± 3.39b | 47.80 ± 5.97b | 192.5 ± 6.4ab | 44.12 ± 1.31b | 61.49 ± 1.49b | 37.98 ± 1.8b | 84.45 ± 3.44a | 14.29 |
| S8 | 16.73 ± 1.07ab | 31.26 ± 1.89b | 24.13 ± 1.87bc | 7.29 ± 0.75ab | 28.09 ± 1.38ab | 49.55 ± 2.48ab | 175.45 ± 3.47b | 46.45 ± 1.68ab | 66.45 ± 1.33ab | 41.66 ± 174b | 83.15 ± 6.15a | 11.27 |
| S9 | 17.60 ± 0.52a | 31.45 ± 0.53b | 24.59 ± 1.29b | 6.29 ± 0553ab | 27.61 ± 1.42ab | 48.71 ± 2.58b | 182.45 ± 5.3b | 46.33 ± 1.22ab | 51.4 ± 2.06c | 41.76 ± 2.25b | 75.15 ± 2.45ab | 11.95 |
| S10 | 17.16 ± 0.47ab | 32.88 ± 2.14ab | 26.94 ± 0.86a | 5.79 ± 0.78b | 26.64 ± 1.27ab | 46.99 ± 2.23b | 195.45 ± 4.75b | 46.50 ± 2.67ab | 60.40 ± 1.58b | 40.43 ± 1.41b | 76.15 ± 6.15ab | 13.15 |
| S11 | 17.73 ± 1.26a | 31.21 ± 1.56b | 25.92 ± 0.46ab | 5.4 ± 0.59b | 24.50 ± 1.96b | 43.21 ± 3.49c | 205.45 ± 3.5a | 36.87 ± 1.57b | 55.36 ± 1.93bc | 24.53 ± .11c | 64.15 ± 4.72b | 11.88 |
| S12 | 16.69 ± 0.36ab | 36.21 ± 1.73a | 27.35 ± 0.18a | 7.11 ± 1.2ab | 26.01 ± 0.89b | 45.87 ± 1.53bc | 184.5 ± 6.4b | 40.83 ± 2.29b | 52.28 ± 2.54c | 35.03 ± 1.04bc | 69.34 ± 3.6b | 9.75 |
| S13 | 14.91 ± 1.06b | 31.86 ± 0.98ab | 24.21 ± 0.23b | 5.92 ± 0.72b | 24.88 ± 3.31b | 43.88 ± 5.88c | 194.5 ± 5.6ab | 40.32 ± 1.72b | 50.07 ± 1.55c | 43.36 ± 2.11b | 73.15 ± 4.57ab | 12.36 |
| S14 | 16.94 ± 0.75ab | 30.96 ± 0.39b | 23.33 ± 1.35bc | 5.5 ± 0.95b | 25.42 ± 0.68b | 44.83 ± 1.17bc | 190.1 ± 4.5ab | 39.03 ± 2.09b | 64.50 ± 1.46ab | 40.66 ± 1.58b | 81.45 ± 3.15ab | 14.81 |
| S15 | 18.33 ± 1.45a | 30.56 ± 1.22b | 24.80 ± 1.62b | 6.05 ± 1.12b | 26.09 ± 0.32ab | 46.01 ± 0.59bc | 187.5 ± 3.54b | 46.08 ± 2.18ab | 61.77 ± 0.88ab | 41.76 ± 2.14b | 75.6 ± 4.85ab | 12.50 |
| S16 | 16.91 ± 0.49ab | 31.73 ± 1.19ab | 23.97 ± 0.26b | 6.15 ± 0.7b | 26.91 ± 0.92ab | 47.46 ± 1.69b | 187.45 ± 7.62b | 39.6 ± 1.72b | 53.22 ± 2.01b | 42.03 ± 1.68b | 73.23 ± 3.4b | 11.91 |
| S17 | 17.40 ± 0.28 ab | 29.06 ± 0.42bc | 23.52 ± 0.93bc | 8.2 ± 1.2a | 28.81 ± 0.26a | 50.81 ± 4.72ab | 175.45 ± 3.21b | 46.08 ± 2.38ab | 59.95 ± 1.44b | 44.86 ± 2.25ab | 78.6 ± 8.48b | 9.59 |
| S18 | 16.3 ± 0.36ab | 27.19 ± 0.23c | 21.85 ± 0.82c | 5.25 ± 1.11b | 23.98 ± 1.10b | 42.30 ± 1.49c | 211.45 ± 6.47a | 43.12 ± 2.76b | 53.21 ± 2.12c | 41.64 ± 0.76b | 70.8 ± 4.67b | 13.49 |
| S19 | 16.38 ± 0.57ab | 31.52 ± 0.93b | 24.08 ± 1.32b | 5.32 ± 1.04b | 25.83 ± 0.23b | 45.56 ± 0.4bc | 197.5 ± 4.5ab | 43.73 ± 2.45b | 52.36 ± 2.59c | 41.09 ± 1.79b | 72.15 ± 2.15ab | 13.56 |
| S20 | 18.02 ± 1.23a | 31.43 ± 1.96b | 26.26 ± 0.37a | 8.22 ± 0.65a | 29.07 ± 0.91a | 51.27 ± 1.07ab | 165.42 ± 3.2bc | 45.36 ± 0.78ab | 59.97 ± 1.65bc | 45.76 ± 0.35ab | 76.15 ± 2.15ab | 9.26 |
| S21 | 15.25 ± 0.45b | 30.33 ± 1.26b | 24.26 ± 0.44b | 5.55 ± 0.75b | 25.99 ± 0.53b | 45.84 ± 0.38bc | 200.2 ± 5.8a | 49.12 ± 2.217b | 63.35 ± 0.63b | 54.13 ± 1.33a | 78.34 ± 6.32ab | 14.12 |
| S22 | 15.56 ± 1.89b | 29.66 ± 1.36b | 23.89 ± 0.82b | 6.01 ± 0.84b | 24.49 ± 1.07b | 43.20 ± 1.89c | 198.5 ± 7.5a | 42.09 ± 1.28b | 60.57 ± 1.62b | 48.73 ± 3.22a | 80.24 ± 4.5ab | 13.35 |
| S23 | 18.71 ± 1.44a | 30.76 ± 0.44b | 25.66 ± 0.16bc | 6.25 ± 0.25ab | 26.59 ± 1.12ab | 46.89 ± 1.87b | 185.15 ± 4.3ab | 42.4 ± 2.53b | 56.50 ± 1.08bc | 39.15 ± 0.56b | 74.67 ± 52b | 11.95 |
| S24 | 16.62 ± 1.82ab | 29.86 ± 0.69b | 25.24 ± 3.56ab | 8.08 ± 0.8ab | 27.85 ± 0.84ab | 49.11 ± 1.87b | 175.64 ± 3.4b | 49.06 ± 2.56a | 63.58 ± 1.02b | 40.23 ± 0.70b | 83.54 ± 4.21a | 10.34 |
| S25 | 17.51 ± 2.72a | 31.16 ± 2.32b | 25.11 ± 1.48b | 8.72 ± 0.5a | 27.58 ± 2.16ab | 48.65 ± 3.13b | 168.42 ± 6.54bc | 44.07 ± 2.65a | 61.97 ± 1.71b | 40.73 ± 1.76b | 76.84 ± 3.4 ab | 8.81 |
| S26 | 16.17 ± 0.33ab | 32.02 ± 0.92ab | 24.78 ± 0.93b | 9.02 ± 0.7a | 30.61 ± 0.71a | 54.13 ± 1.68a | 154.45 ± 5.45c | 49.7 ± 1.63a | 64.49 ± 1.36ab | 44.53 ± 1.27ab | 87.24 ± 2.45a | 9.67 |
| S27 | 16.83 ± 0.83ab | 29.95 ± 0.88b | 23.49 ± 0.5bc | 5.83 ± 0.47b | 26.52 ± 1.77ab | 46.30 ± 3.12b | 192.45 ± 6.3ab | 48.26 ± 3.25ab | 58.09 ± 2.04bc | 45.62 ± 2.31ab | 76.48 ± 4.10ab | 13.12 |
| S28 | 17.37 ± 0.84ab | 31.02 ± 0.77b | 24.65 ± 1.27b | 6.07 ± 0.95b | 27.61 ± 1.76ab | 48.80 ± 3.15b | 187.64 ± 4.57ab | 40.75 ± 2.33a | 46.25 ± 1.40c | 45.40 ± 1.50ab | 72.36 ± 5.2ab | 11.91 |
| S29 | 15.89 ± 0.88b | 30.37 ± 2.46b | 23.81 ± 0.72b | 7.96 ± 0.8ab | 28.33 ± 0.94ab | 49.97 ± 1.62 ab | 178.15 ± 4.5b | 48.88 ± 0.88ab | 78.17 ± 3.01a | 46.35 ± 1.48ab | 88.49 ± 2.15a | 11.12 |
| S30 | 17.69 ± 1.64a | 31.73 ± 0.67b | 25.23 ± 1.38b | 8.95 ± 0.57a | 29.43 ± 1.02a | 51.91 ± 1.02ab | 152.14 ± 4.1c | 52.58 ± 2.44a | 81.84 ± 2.46a | 43.35 ± 3.26b | 89.24 ± 3.42a | 9.97 |
Superscript letters denote the statistical differences (results of the ANOVA analysis) between the samples for the parameters considered.
S means “sample collection site” and the numbers 1 to 30 indicate the number assigned to each site as listed in Table 1 .