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Table 5 Effect of strand thinning treatments on total acidity%, tannins (μg/g), fibers % and moisture % of Khadrawi date palm fruit at rutab stage during 2015 & 2016 seasons

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

Treatments	2015 season
Treatments	Total acidity%	Tannins(μg/g)	Fibers%	Moisture%
Without thinning (Control)	0.061 a	0.028 a	1.68 a	50.59 a
Strand thinning 15%	0.061 a	0.022 a	1.79 a	47.12 a
Strand thinning 30%	0.072 a	0.019 a	1.79 a	46.81 a
Treatments	2016 season
Without thinning (Control)	0.071 a	0.029 a	1.53 a	46.15 a
Strand thinning 15%	0.074 a	0.019 a	1.41 b	46.23 a
Strand thinning 30%	0.055 a	0. 018 a	1.32 b	42.57 b

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

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