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Table 1 Effect of deficit irrigation rates (% ETc), cultivars, and rootstocks on fruit shape index and average fruit weight (g) of cantaloupe plants during 2015 and 2016 seasons

From: Utilization of grafting technique for sustaining cantaloupe productivity and quality under deficit irrigation water

		Fruit shape index								Average fruit weight (g)
		First season (2015)				Second season (2016)				First season (2015)				Second season (2016)
cv.	Rootstock	100%	75%	50%	Mean	100%	75%	50%	Mean	100%	75%	50%	Mean	100%	75%	50%	Mean
Veleta	Cobalt	0.98^A-E	0.98^A-E	1.03^A	0.99a	0.97^ABC	0.98^AB	0.98^AB	0.97a	1255^BC	1097^DE	808^HI	1053ab	1279^ABC	1193^CD	844^F	1105ab
	Strong-Tosa	1.00^ABC	0.99^A-D	1.00^ABC	0.99a	0.96^A-D	0.98^AB	1.001^A	0.98a	1167^CD	904^GH	597^J	889b	1032^E	910^F	624^G	855c
	Non-grafted	1.01^AB	1.00^AB	1.03^A	1.01a	0.97^ABC	0.98^AB	0.99^A	0.98a	1200^BC	904^GH	591^J	898b	1131^D	1014^E	591^G	912bc
	Mean	0.99a	0.99a	1.02a		0.97a	0.98ab	0.99a		1207b	968c	665d		1147b	1039c	686e
Mean of Veleta cv.		1.0 A				0.98 A				947 B				957 B
Ideal	Cobalt	0.94^A-F	0.93^B-F	0.90^F	0.92b	0.92^EF	0.93^DEF	0.91^EF	0.92b	1299^B	1056^EF	726^I	1027ab	1296^AB	1170^D	852^F	1106ab
	Strong-Tosa	0.93^B-F	0.93^B-F	0.87^F	0.91b	0.93^DEF	0.91^EF	0.90^F	0.91b	1421^A	1164^CD	885^GH	1157a	1367^A	1196^CD	902^F	1155a
	Non-grafted	0.96^A-F	0.91^DEF	0.91^DEF	0.92b	0.94^C-F	0.95^B-E	0.90^F	0.93b	1254^BC	963^FG	618^J	945b	1215^BCD	1137^D	651^G	1001bc
	Mean	0.94b	0.92b	0.90b		0.93c	0.93c	0.90d		1324a	1061c	743d		1293a	1168b	802d
Mean of Ideal cv.		0.92 B				0.92 B				1043 A				1087 A
		Rootstocks and water levels
Cobalt		0.96a	0.95a	0.96a	0.96A	0.94a	0.95a	0.94a	0.95A	1277a	1076b	767d	1040A	1287a	1181abc	848d	1105A
Strong-Tosa		0.96a	0.96a	0.94a	0.95A	0.95a	0.94a	0.95 a	0.95A	1294a	1034bc	741d	1023A	1200ab	1053c	763d	1005B
Non-grafted		0.98a	0.95a	0.97a	0.97A	0.95a	0.96a	0.95a	0.96A	1227a	933c	605e	921B	1173abc	1076bc	621e	956C
Mean		0.96A	0.95A	0.96A		0.95A	0.95A	0.95A		1266A	1015B	704C		1220A	1103B	744C

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