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Table 4 Quality of fruit harvested from Hamlin sweet orange trees treated with SAR inducers in a three-year field trial (2015–2018) z

From: Evaluation of the control effect of SAR inducers against citrus Huanglongbing applied by foliar spray, soil drench or trunk injection

Treatment Percent juice content Brix Acidity (% w/w) Brix acidity ratio
2015 2016 2017 2018 2015 2016 2017 2018 2015 2016 2017 2018 2015 2016 2017 2018
UTC 55.4 aA 53.8 aA 54.0 aA 55.7 aA 11.2 aA 11.7 aA 11.4 aA 11.8 aA 0.64 aA 0.63 aA 0.66 aA 0.68 aA 17.6 aA 18.2aA 17.4 aA 17.3 aA
ASM spray (0.25 g/tree) 53.6 aA 54.6 aA 53.9 aA 54.4 aA 11.3 aA 11.9 aA 11.2 aA 11.5 aA 0.65 aA 0.69 aA 0.64 aA 0.67 aA 17.4 aA 17.9 aA 18.3 aA 17.5 aA
ASM spray (0.5 g/tree) 53.8 aA 54.7 aA 55.4 aA 54.8 aA 11.8 aA 11.1 aA 11.4 aA 11.7 aA 0.68 aA 0.61 aA 0.64 aA 0.65 aA 17.5 aA 18.3 aA 17.8 aA 18.2 aA
ASM soil drench (0.25 g/tree) 55.3 aA 52.2 aA 53.9 aA 54.4 aA 11.1 aA 12.0 aA 11.5 aA 11.8 aA 0.61 aA 0.69 aA 0.66 aA 0.68 aA 17.8 aA 17.5 aA 17.2 aA 17.6 aA
ASM soil drench (0.5 g/tree) 54.2 aA 55.1 aA 53.2 aA 55.0 aA 11.0 aA 11.7 aA 11.4 aA 11.9 aA 0.62 aA 0.68 aA 0.64 aA 0.67 aA 17.6 aA 17.3 aA 17.7 aA 18.2 aA
ASM injection (0.125 g/tree) 54.6 aA 52.8 aA 54.9 aA 53.4 aA 12.1 aA 11.3 aA 11.7 aA 11.8 aA 0.68 aA 0.62 aA 0.67 aA 0.65 aA 18.5 aA 17.7 aA 18.1 aA 18.3 aA
ASM injection (0.25 g/tree) 55.1 aA 53.6 aA 54.4 aA 55.2 aA 11.8 aA 11.4 aA 11.6 aA 11.7 aA 0.67 aA 0.60 aA 0.62 aA 0.63 aA 17.9 aA 18.9 aA 18.7 aA 18.6 aA
IMI spray (0.25 g/tree) 53.4 aA 54.6 aA 55.0 aA 54.5 aA 11.4 aA 11.6 aA 11.1 aA 11.6 aA 0.66 aA 0.68 aA 0.65 aA 0.67 aA 17.4 aA 17.9aA 17.2 aA 17.7 aA
IMI spray (0.5 g/tree) 53.9 aA 55.1 aA 54.6 aA 53.8 aA 11.5 aA 11.1 aA 11.6 aA 11.2 aA 0.64 aA 0.63 aA 0.67 aA 0.65 aA 17.9 aA 17.3 aA 17.4 aA 17.2 aA
IMI soil drench (0.25 g/tree) 55.1 aA 53.7 aA 54.4 aA 55.0 aA 12.0 aA 11.5 aA 11.4 aA 11.6 aA 0.69 aA 0.66 aA 0.64 aA 0.67 aA 17.4 aA 17.8 aA 17.7 aA 17.3 aA
IMI soil drench (0.5 g/tree) 54.4 aA 52.8 aA 53.5 aA 54.1 aA 11.4 aA 12.1 aA 11.5 aA 11.7 aA 0.64 aA 0.69 aA 0.65 aA 0.68 aA 17.8 aA 17.5 aA 17.7 aA 17.2 aA
IMI injection (0.125 g/tree) 53.2 aA 54.9 aA 53.5 aA 54.5 aA 11.6 aA 11.7 aA 11.3 aA 11.8 aA 0.66 aA 0.68 aA 0.64 aA 0.67 aA 17.6 aA 17.2 aA 17.6 aA 17.7 aA
IMI injection (0.25 g/tree) 54.9 aA 53.8 aA 54.2 aA 55.1 aA 11.4 aA 11.3 aA 11.5 aA 11.4 aA 0.66 aA 0.60 aA 0.62 aA 0.62 aA 17.3 aA 18.7 aA 18.5 aA 18.3 aA
INA spray (0.25 g/tree) 55.0 aA 53.3 aA 54.6 aA 53.2 aA 11.2 aA 11.5 aA 11.6 aA 11.3 aA 0.65 aA 0.66 aA 0.68 aA 0.64 aA 17.2 aA 17.4 aA 17.2 aA 17.6 aA
INA spray (0.5 g/tree) 53.5 aA 52.4 aA 54.9 aA 53.5 aA 11.9 aA 11.1 aA 11.4 aA 11.7 aA 0.68 aA 0.63 aA 0.66 aA 0.65 aA 17.5 aA 17.7 aA 17.3 aA 18.0 aA
INA soil drench (0.25 g/tree) 54.4 aA 55.1 aA 53.6 aA 54.7 aA 11.6 aA 11.7 aA 11.2 aA 11.5 aA 0.67 aA 0.68 aA 0.63 aA 0.66 aA 17.3 aA 17.1 aA 17.8 aA 17.4 aA
INA soil drench (0.5 g/tree) 54.1 aA 53.7 aA 54.5 aA 53.8 aA 11.8 aA 11.1 aA 12.0 aA 11.4 aA 0.69 aA 0.63 aA 0.69 aA 0.64 aA 17.1 aA 17.6 aA 17.4 aA 17.8 aA
INA injection (0.125 g/tree) 53.8 aA 54.8 aA 53.2 aA 54.3 aA 11.2 aA 12.1 aA 11.3 aA 11.7 aA 0.64 aA 0.68 aA 0.64 aA 0.66 aA 17.5 aA 17.8 aA 17.6 aA 17.7 aA
INA injection (0.25 g/tree) 54.7 aA 53.9 aA 54.2 aA 55.0 aA 12.0 aA 11.6 aA 11.5 aA 11.8 aA 0.69 aA 0.62 aA 0.61 aA 0.63 aA 17.4 aA 18.6 aA 18.8 aA 18.7 aA
SA spray (0.25 g/tree) 54.9 aA 53.5 aA 55.1 aA 54.2 aA 11.6 aA 12.1 aA 11.4 aA 11.5 aA 0.66 aA 0.69 aA 0.64 aA 0.65 aA 17.6 aA 17.5 aA 17.8 aA 17.7 aA
SA spray (0.5 g/tree) 53.8 aA 54.4 aA 54.2 aA 55.3 aA 11.9 aA 11.4 aA 10.9 aA 11.6 aA 0.68 aA 0.65 aA 0.62 aA 0.66 aA 17.5 aA 17.4 aA 17.6 aA 17.5 aA
SA soil drench (0.25 g/tree) 54.2 aA 53.7 aA 54.6 aA 53.9 aA 10.9 aA 11.3 aA 11.5 aA 11.2 aA 0.63 aA 0.66 aA 0.64 aA 0.63 aA 17.3 aA 17.1 aA 18.0 aA 17.7 aA
SA soil drench (0.5 g/tree) 54.7 aA 55.1 aA 54.3 aA 53.9 aA 11.7 aA 11.3 aA 12.0 aA 11.5 aA 0.68 aA 0.64 aA 0.69 aA 0.66 aA 17.2 aA 17.7 aA 17.4 aA 17.4 aA
SA injection (0.125 g/tree) 53.5 aA 54.7 aA 55.2 aA 54.1 aA 11.6 aA 11.1 aA 11.5 aA 11.7 aA 0.66 aA 0.63 aA 0.65 aA 0.66 aA 17.6 aA 17.5 aA 17.7 aA 17.7 aA
SA injection (0.25 g/tree) 54.4 aA 53.8 aA 54.7 aA 54.1 aA 11.8 aA 11.3 aA 11.4 aA 11.6 aA 0.68 aA 0.61 aA 0.62 aA 0.63 aA 17.4 aA 18.5 aA 18.4 aA 18.3 aA
  1. z Data shown are the means of six replicates (n = 6). Values in the same row followed by same superscript uppercase letters are not significantly different within each treatment for each parameter of fruit quality (P > 0.05). Values in the same column followed by same subscript lowercase letters are not significantly different at each sampling time for different treatments (P > 0.05)
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