Table 5 Water stress rates and salicylic acid concentrations influence on weight, juice volume, TSS, acidity, TSS/acid ratio and ascorbic acid of Washington navel orange fruits (2021–2022 seasons)

327.59^a

184.64^a

10.96^c

0.77^a

14.27^c

37.05^c

303.91^b

175.00^b

11.78^b

0.70^b

16.73^b

41.78^b

289.32^c

166.85^c

12.77^a

0.69^c

18.54^a

45.74^a

297.31^a

171.73^a

11.49^a

0.70^a

16.49^d

39.91^d

305.91^a

173.93^a

11.66^a

0.73^a

16.02^c

40.97^c

310.66^a

177.15^a

11.96^a

0.73^a

16.50^b

41.91^b

313.87^a

179.18^a

12.23^a

0.73^a

16.71^a

43.29^a

308.27^d

180.45^c

10.74^d

0.72^a

14.91^e

35.85^a

328.37^b

183.46^b

10.80^d

0.78^a

13.83^f

36.02^a

336.03^a

186.53^a

10.94^d

0.79^a

13.90^f

37.23^a

337.69^a

188.12^a

11.37^c

0.78^a

14.52^e

39.10^a

298.01^d

170.67^e

11.31^c

0.68^a

16.53^d

39.08^a

301.69^d

172.19^e

11.69^c

0.70^a

16.63^d

41.78^a

304.29^d

176.44^d

11.95^b

0.70^a

17.00^d

42.55^a

311.63^c

180.71^c

12.17^b

0.73^a

16.74^d

43.69^a

285.64^d

164.07^e

12.43^b

0.69^a

18.13^b

44.81^a

287.68^d

166.12^e

12.50^b

0.70^a

17.85^c

45.11^a

291.66^d

168.50^e

13.00^a

0.69^a

18.96^a

45.96^a

292.28^d

168.71^e

13.15^a

0.69^a

19.17^a

47.08^a

328.92^a

182.53^a

11.49^c

0.77^a

14.93^c

38.91^c

310.86^b

171.21^b

12.43^b

0.75^b

16.50^b

42.74^b

292.56^c

161.32^c

13.30^a

0.74^c

18.02^a

48.95^a

300.98^a

167.02^a

12.04^a

0.75^a

16.12^d

41.61^d

308.12^a

169.82^a

12.23^a

0.76^a

16.20^c

42.30^c

315.30^a

173.81^a

12.51^a

0.76^a

16.55^b

44.22^b

318.73^a

176.08^a

12.83^a

0.76^a

16.97^a

46.01^a

315.42^c

176.50^c

11.15^d

0.75^a

14.91^g

37.34^a

325.86^b

180.44^b

11.21^d

0.77^a

14.51^g

37.88^a

336.33^a

185.58^a

11.60^c

0.78^a

14.89^g

39.46^a

338.09^a

187.58^a

12.01^b

0.78^a

15.38^f

40.96^a

306.79^c

165.83^d

11.94^c

0.76^a

15.80^f

40.72^a

308.66^c

168.41^d

12.40^b

0.76^a

16.38^e

41.89^a

311.28^c

173.02^c

12.58^b

0.75^a

16.72^e

43.40^a

316.73^c

177.57^c

12.78^b

0.75^a

17.15^d

44.96^a

280.73^e

158.73^d

13.03^a

0.74^a

17.71^c

46.79^a

289.86^d

160.62^d

13.09^a

0.74^a

17.77^c

47.11^a

298.28^c

162.84^d

13.36^a

0.74^a

18.11^b

49.78^a

301.36^c

163.08^d

13.70^a

0.74^a

18.51^a

52.13^a