. 2023 Feb 21;11:e14900. doi: 10.7717/peerj.14900

Table 2. Analysis of variance of melon fruit traits.

Sources	Week after pollination	Block MS	Treatment (a) MS	Fertilizer (b) MS	a*b	Error	C.V. (%)
Fruit weight (kg)	1^st week	0.01^ns	0.05**	0.01^ns	0.01**	0.01	20.83
	2^nd week	0.07*	0.42**	0.09**	0.03^ns	0.02	13.95
	3^rd week	0.25**	0.74**	0.19**	0.04*	0.02	10.82
	4^th week	0.57**	1.02**	0.27**	0.07**	0.03	11.31
	5^th week	0.68**	1.25**	0.23**	0.07*	0.04	11.48
	6^th week	0.41**	0.99**	0.24**	0.14**	0.05	11.40
Fruit height (cm)	1^st week	1.96*	6.32**	0.36^ns	1.84**	0.66	9.03
	2^nd week	1.88**	9.52**	0.63^ns	0.88*	0.44	5.58
	3^rd week	7.56**	13.54**	0.03^ns	0.70**	0.28	4.11
	4^th week	10.25**	16.67**	0.56^ns	0.93**	0.33	4.32
	5^th week	11.92**	16.93**	0.77^ns	1.04**	0.45	4.97
	6^th week	5.17**	10.77**	1.70^ns	1.45^ns	1	4.65
Fruit perimeter (cm)	1^st week	12.00^ns	26.35**	1.78^ns	12.99**	5.38	9.14
	2^nd week	9.79*	61.35**	6.33^ns	4.23^ns	3.01	4.70
	3^rd week	50.36**	127.64**	3.72^ns	5.00**	2.12	3.54
	4^th week	60.04**	186.46**	9.53*	4.96^ns	3	4.08
	5^th week	97.81**	197.52**	10.94*	5.67^ns	3.49	4.30
	6^th week	34.48**	88.18**	17.06*	11.90*	5.25	4.19
Fruit cavity (cm)	6^th week	4.59^ns	14.29^ns	19.88^ns	10.51^ns	9.87	60.05
Pulp thickness (cm)	6^th week	0.74**	3.84**	3.01**	0.93**	0.11	9.36
Rind thickness (cm)	6^th week	0.03^ns	0.09**	0.03*	0.03**	0.01	23.02
Firmness (N)	6^th week	0.04^ns	0.77**	0.17**	0.13**	0.02	16.43
TSS (°Brix)	6^th week	13.58**	24.04**	71.47**	15.17**	1.91	15.15
EC (µS cm⁻¹)	6^th week	2,809,610**	8,031,763**	1,665,111**	1,590,383**	344,379	9.44
pH	6^th week	0.01^ns	1.67**	0.28**	0.30**	0.02	2.00
TA (% citric acid)	6^th week	0.01**	0.02**	0.01*	0.01**	0.01	14.44
L*	6^th week	143.60**	729.80**	123.40**	174.80**	25.2	7.64
a*	6^th week	1.00^ns	4,384.00**	1.00^ns	4.00**	1.00	15.67
b*	6^th week	10.10^ns	411.10**	21.50**	9.50**	4.3.	5.97
hue	6^th week	18.00^ns	5,688.00**	126.00**	29.00**	14.00	8.02
c*	6^th week	0.03^ns	0.10**	0.01^ns	0.01^ns	0.02	41.27

Note:

ns is not significantly different, *, ** are significantly different at p < 0.05 and 0.01, respectively.