From: Strand thinning of Khadrawi date palm cultivar in relation to yield and fruit quality
Treatments | 2015 season | |||
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Fruit volume (cm3) | Fruit length “L” (cm) | Fruit diameter “D” (cm) | Fruit shape index (L/d) | |
Without thinning (Control) | 10.80 b | 3.49 b | 2.30 b | 1.52 a |
Strand thinning 15% | 11.43 b | 3.59 b | 2.34 ab | 1.53 a |
Strand thinning 30% | 12.70 a | 3.83 a | 2.44 a | 1.57 a |
Treatments | 2016 season | |||
Without thinning (Control) | 9.60 b | 3.53 b | 2.29 b | 1.54 a |
Strand thinning 15% | 10.87 a | 3.73 a | 2.38 a | 1.57 a |
Strand thinning 30% | 11.30 a | 3.77 a | 2.38 a | 1.58 a |