Treatment

Weight

(g)

Color

(1 - 5)z

Firmness

(N)

Sol. solids

(˚Brix)z

Starch

(1 - 6)z

Leaf dwt

(%)

Leaf fwtz

(g/leaf)

Leaf dwtz

(g/leaf)

Leafarea (cm2/leaf)

Control

214.9 ay

3.44 b

71.54 a

12.02 a

3.25 a

36.51 a

0.86 a

0.31 a

28.58 a

Messenger®

205.2 a

4.22 a

73.21 a

12.40 a

3.07 a

36.29 a

0.77 a

0.28 a

27.26 a