Table 1 Fruit size of avocado cultivar Hass fruit collected at different distances from a cross-pollen source.

From: SNP markers reveal relationships between fruit paternity, fruit quality and distance from a cross-pollen source in avocado orchards

Fruit size

Row 1

Row 2

Row 3

Row 11/12/14

Total fresh mass (g)

193.2 ± 12.0

190.8 ± 13.6

207.6 ± 2.8

201.9 ± 15.6

Flesh mass (g)

153.7 ± 8.8

159.8 ± 13.3

168.1 ± 2.4

166.7 ± 14.4

Seed mass (g)

39.5 ± 3.3

34.9 ± 3.5

39.5 ± 2.4

36.6 ± 2.3

Seed proportion

20.4 ± 0.7

18.7 ± 0.7

18.9 ± 1.1

18.4 ± 0.7

  1. Means ± SE within each parameter do not differ significantly (mixed model; P > 0.05; n = 32 trees).
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