Research Article
Effect of Planting Density on the Agronomic Performance and Fruit Quality of Three Pineapple Cultivars (Ananas comosus L. Merr.)
Table 3
Fruit chemical characteristics of three pineapple cultivars grown at different sowing densities.
| Treatments | Total soluble solids (°Brix) | Juice pH | Cultivar | Planting density (plants ha−1) |
| Golden | 35700 | 15.25a | 3.25c | 47600 | 14.46a | 3.26bc | 55500 | 14.31a | 3.39abc | Smooth Cayenne | 35700 | 12.84bc | 3.45abc | 47600 | 13.95ab | 3.42abc | 55500 | 12.87bc | 3.54a | Santa Rosa ecotype | 35700 | 12.09c | 3.51ab | 47600 | 12.21c | 3.61a | 55500 | 12.12c | 3.48abc | CV (%) | 8.82 | 6.24 |
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Means with different letters in the same column indicate significant differences (Tukey, ). |