Table 3. Fructification characteristics according to tree age.

Tree age Number of FBMSz/MB (ea) Number of FBS/FBMS (ea) Number of fruit/FBS (ea) Number of fruit/FBMS (ea) Number of fruit (ea/tree)
3 1.1ay 5.5a 2.5a 14.3b 285.6ab
4 1.2a 7.1a 2.4a 16.6ab 257.3b
5 1.6a 9.8a 2.4a 22.0ab 276.0b
6 2.1a 9.4a 2.5a 20.7ab 321.8ab
7 1.0a 9.1a 2.8a 26.3a 373.5a
Mean 1.4 8.2 2.5 20.0 302.8
Abbreviation: MB(Main branch), FBMS(Fruit bearing mother shoot), FBS(Fruit bearing shoot).
Values in a column followed by the different letter are significantly different at 0.05 level.