Treatment | Rate | Fruit set (fruit/100 buds)z | Return bloom (buds/Bcm2)z | Yield (kg/tree) | Fruit weight (g) | Water core (%) | Color (1 - 5)z | SSC (Brix)z | Firmness (kg) | Starch (SDP)z | Russet (%) |
Un. Control | 0 mg·L−1 | 199.1 a y | 1.26 a | 71.1 a | 138.5 b | 8.3 a | 2.58 a | 12.60 a | 7.96 a | 5.03 a | 10.8 a |
ACC | 150 mg·L−1 | 173.4 a | 4.00 a | 66.7 a | 166.0 a | 11.1 a | 2.88 a | 13.37 a | 8.09 a | 4.89 a | 14.2 a |
ACC | 300 mg·L−1 | 136.6 b | 1.90 a | 67.9 a | 141.0 ab | 19.5 a | 2.46 a | 12.80 a | 8.07 a | 5.00 a | 14.2 a |
ACC | 450 mg·L−1 | 126.2 b | 1.73 a | 71.9 a | 148.7 ab | 11.1 a | 2.50 a | 12.60 a | 7.94 a | 5.71 a | 12.5 a |