Research Article

Morphological and Pomological Diversity of Fig (Ficus carica L.) Cultivars in Northwest of Tunisia

Table 2

Morphological and pomological traits used for fig cultivar characterization.

TraitsCode

Branch
 Terminal bud length (mm)TBL
 Terminal bud diameter (mm)TBD
 TBL/TBD ratioTBL/TBD
 1-year-old shoot length (mm)S1Y
 Length of the 1st internode on S1Y (mm)L1N1Y
 Diameter of the 1st internode on S1Y (mm)D1N1Y
 Length of the 2nd internode on S1Y (mm)L2N1Y
 Diameter of the 2nd internode on S1Y (mm)D2N1Y
 2-year-old shoot length (mm)S2Y
 Length of the 1st internode on S2Y (mm)L1N2Y
 Diameter of the 1st internode on S2Y (mm)D1N2Y
 Length of the 2nd internode on S2Y (mm)L2N2Y
 Diameter of the 2nd internode on S2Y (mm)D2N2Y
Leaf
 Leaf shape (1: calcarate; 14: cordate)LS
 Shape of lobes (1: lyrate; 4: spatulate)SL
 Leaf color (1: light green; 12: dark green)LC
 Leaf margin dentation (1: undulate; 5: crenate)LMD
 Apex shape (1: truncate; 3: acute)AS
 Density of hairs (1: none; 7: pubescent/dense)DH
 Petiole color (1: light green; 6: pinkish)PC
 Leaf length (cm)LL
 Leaf width (cm)LW
 Petiole length (mm)PL
 Petiole diameter (mm)PD
 Depth of basal sinus (mm)DBS
 Depth of lateral sinus 1 (mm)DLS1
 Depth of lateral sinus 2 (mm)DLS2
 Depth of lateral sinus 3 (mm)DLS3
 Depth of lateral sinus 4 (mm)DLS4
Fruit
 Fruit weight (g)FW
 Fruit length (mm)FL
 Fruit diameter (mm)FD
 Neck length (mm)NL
 Neck diameter (mm)ND
 Ostiole diameter (mm)OD
 Fruit shape (1: spheroid; 10: pyriform)FS
 External color (1: violet black; 13: yellowish green)EC
 Skin cracks (1: cracked skin; 4: not cracked skin)SC
 Internal color (1: greenish white; 11: red)IC
 Fruit cavity (3: very small; 9: large)FC
 Skin thickness (mm)ST
 Flesh thickness (mm)FT
 pHpH
 Total soluble solids (°Brix)TSS
 Titratable acidity (%)TA