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Table 4 Effect of strand thinning treatments on fruit TSS%, total sugars%, reducing sugars % and nonreducing sugars % of Khadrawi date palm cultivar at rutab stage during 2015 and 2016 seasons

From: Strand thinning of Khadrawi date palm cultivar in relation to yield and fruit quality

Treatments

2015 season

TSS (%)

Total sugars%

Reducing sugars%

Nonreducing sugars%

Without thinning (Control)

35.27 b

34.56 b

31.99 b

2.57 a

Strand thinning 15%

39.73 a

36.83 a

33.96 ab

2.87 a

Strand thinning 30%

40.50 a

38.48 a

35.87 a

2.61 a

Treatments

2016 season

Without thinning (Control)

41.70 b

35.42 b

32.58 c

2.84 a

Strand thinning 15%

43.95 a

37.02 ab

34.01 b

3.01 a

Strand thinning 30%

45.53 a

38.06 a

35.15 a

2.91 a

  1. Means in each column with similar letter(s) are not significantly different at 5% level