Table 3 Comparison of the means of physical and sensory attributes of the fruit of new mutant clones of pomegranate c.v. ‘Malase Saveh’.

From: Alteration of physiological and biochemical properties in leaves and fruits of pomegranate in response to gamma irradiation

Mutant clone no

Fruit volume (mm3)

Fruit diameter (mm)

Fruit length (mm)

Fruit shape index

TSS (ºBrix)

TSS/TA

Control

143.3 e

155.2 f

168.1 f

1.08 a

16.17 a

12.34 a

Mut1

336.7 b

180.7 bc

192.1 bc

1.06 a

16.37 a

11.32 a

Mut2

240.0 d

173.2 bcde

181.0 de

1.05 a

15.27 a

11.39 a

Mut3

326.7 b

182.0 ab

192.7 ab

1.06 a

15.97 a

11.92 a

Mut4

250.0 cd

164.7 ef

176.0 ef

1.07 a

15.57 a

11.02 a

Mut5

286.7 bcd

174.7 bcde

185.1 bcde

1.06 a

16.77 a

11.92 a

Mut6

230.0 d

168.6 de

179.4 e

1.06 a

15.83 a

11.23 a

Mut7

431.7 a

192.6 a

202.9 a

1.05 a

15.37 a

11.03 a

Mut8

316.7 b

178.6 bcd

190.6 bcd

1.07 a

16.40 a

12.08 a

Mut9

310.0 bc

174.5 bcde

184.9 bcde

1.06 a

15.73 a

11.74 a

Mut10

286.7 bcd

172.5 bcde

182.9 bcde

1.06 a

16.63 a

11.85 a

Mut11

286.7 bcd

171.1 cde

182.1 cde

1.06 a

16.00 a

12.03 a

  1. Means in each column followed by the same lower case letters were not significantly different by LSD at p ≤ 0.05.
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