Effect of Planting Density on the Agronomic Performance and Fruit Quality of Three Pineapple Cultivars (Ananas comosus L. Merr.)

Table 2

Effect of sowing density on the physical characteristics of three pineapple cultivars.

Treatments		Fruit length (cm)	Fruit weight (kg) (+crown)	Fruit weight (kg) (−crown)	Crown weight (kg)	Average fruit diameter (cm)
Cultivar	Planting density (plants ha^−1)
Golden	35700	15.89^bc	1.69^c	1.48^a	0.21ab	11.77^a
	47600	16.74^ab	1.88^ab	1.66^a	0.22^a	12.04^a
	55500	16.73^ab	1.83^bc	1.64^a	0.19^bc	11.98^a
Smooth Cayenne	35700	17.86^a	1.80^bc	1.67^a	0.13^d	11.97^a
	47600	17.03^ab	1.83^bc	1.66^a	0.17^c	11.87^a
	55500	17.84^a	1.91^ab	1.79^a	0.12^d	12.22^a
Santa Rosa ecotype	35700	15.41^c	1.92^ab	1.73^a	0.18^bc	13.29^a
	47600	16.21^bc	1.89^ab	1.71^a	0.18^bc	13.26^a
	55500	16.28^bc	2.04^a	1.85^a	0.19^bc	13.28^a
CV (%)		9.51	12.97	14.61	19.70	4.98

Means with different letters in the same column indicate significant differences (Tukey, ).