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 1.0ay 8.4b 2.2a 18.3a 178.3a
4 2.4b 6.7ab 2.9abc 16.7a 175.2a
5 1.2a 5.9a 3.3bc 17.3a 176.8a
6 1.7a 6.8ab 2.7ab 17.3a 157.9a
7 1.1a 5.1a 3.4c 17.8a 158.5a
Mean 1.4 6.5 2.9 17.5 170.7
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.