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Table 3 Effect of deficit irrigation rates, cultivars and rootstocks on firmness and TSS of fruit for cantaloupe plants during 2015 and 2016 seasons

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

		Fruits firmness								TSS
		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	17.7^G	20.3^F	25.0^BC	21.0a	17.3^F	21.7^E	24.3^C	21.1a	9.0^EF	10.4^CDE	12.2^ABC	10.5a	8.6^CD	10.4^B	12.2^A	10.4a
	Strong-Tosa	18.7^GF	20.3^F	25.7^BC	21.5a	18.0^F	21.3^E	24.0^CD	21.1a	9.3^DEF	10.5^CDE	12.0^ABC	10.6a	8.4^D	10.2^B	11.7^A	10.6a
	Non-grafted	19.0^GF	22.3^E	26.0^BC	22.4a	18.7^F	22.7^DE	26.0^B	22.4a	8.7^F	10.5^CDE	12.0^ABC	10.4a	8.7^CD	10.5^B	11.7^A	10.3a
	Mean	18.4e	21.0d	25.5b		18.0d	21.8c	24.7b		9.0c	10.5b	12.1a		8.6c	10.4b	11.9a
Mean of Veleta cv.		21.6 B				21.5 B				10.5 A				10.3 A
Ideal	Cobalt	17.7^G	22.0^E	26.6^AB	22.1a	18.3^F	21.7^E	26.3^AB	22.1a	9.0^EF	10.5^CDE	12.0^ABC	10.5a	8.7^CD	9.6^BC	11.7^A	10.0a
	Strong-Tosa	18.7^GF	23.0^DE	26.7^AB	22.8a	18.7^F	23.0^CDE	26.0^B	22.5a	9.6^DEF	10.8^BCD	12.6^A	11.0a	9.0^CD	10.2^B	12.0^A	11.0a
	Non-grafted	19.0^GF	24.3^CD	28.0^A	23.8a	19.0^F	23.0^CDE	27.7^A	23.2a	8.7^F	10.8^BCD	12.3^AB	10.6a	8.4^D	10.2^B	11.7^A	10.6a
	Mean	18.4e	23.1c	27.1a		18.6d	22.5c	26.6a		9.1c	10.7b	12.3a		8.7c	10.0b	11.8a
Mean of Ideal cv.		22.8 A				22.6 A				10.7 A				10.2 A
		Rootstocks and water levels
Cobalt		17.6d	21.2c	25.8a	21.5C	17.8d	21.6c	25.3b	21.6B	9.0c	10.4b	12.1a	10.5A	8.6c	10.0b	11.9a	10.2A
Strong-Tosa		18.6d	21.6c	26.1a	22.2B	18.3d	22.1c	25.0b	21.8B	9.5c	10.7b	12.3a	10.8A	8.7c	10.2b	11.9a	10.3A
Non-grafted		19.0d	23.3b	27.0a	23.1A	18.8d	22.8c	26.8a	22.8A	8.7c	10.7b	12.2a	10.5A	8.6c	10.4b	11.7a	10.2A
Mean		18.4C	22.0B	26.3A		18.3C	22.2B	25.7A		9.1C	10.6B	12.2A		8.6C	10.2B	11.8A

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