Table 5.6: Vegetative and flowering characteristics of six populations of pawpaw evaluated in 2003, KSU Germplasm Orchard, Frankfort, Ky.
| State | trunk cross sectional area | total number of flowers | length of flowering (days) | flower peak | flower density | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN1 | 37.8 a | 278.1 a | 27.8 a | 1.6 | 8.4 ab | 10 |
| IN2 | 23.4 c | 134.3 c | 10.5 c | 1.7 | 10.4 ab | 8 |
| KY | 28.5 bc | 208.9 abc | 12.9 c | 1.8 | 7.9 b | 21 |
| MD | 25.3 c | 278.4 a | 17.6 b | 1.6 | 13.0 a | 14 |
| NY | 32.5 ab | 257.7 ab | 21.5 b | 1.6 | 8.0 b | 23 |
| WV | 24.1 c | 175.5 bc | 19.9 b | 1.7 | 6.4 b | 13 |
| P-value | 0.0115* | .0497* | .0000*** | 0.5811 | 0.1841 |
Table 5.7: Fruiting characteristics of six populations of pawpaw evaluated in 2003, KSU Germplasm Orchard, Frankfort, Ky.
| State | fruit set (%) | total number of clusters | number of fruit per cluster | number of fruit per tree | fruit weight (g) | Yield (kg) | Yield Efficiency | length of harvest (days) | harvest peak | growing greede days for ripening |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN1 | 0.96 ab | 2.6 b | 2.9 ab | 8.2 b | 103.6 | .8 ab | 0.03 ab | 13.6 | 1.9 | 2609 |
| IN2 | 0.00 b | 0 b | - | 0 | - | 0 b | 0 b | - | - | - |
| KY | 0.24 b | .6 b | 2.4 b | 8.3 b | 102.5 | .1 b | 0.004 b | 4 | 2.2 | 2648 |
| MD | 2.15 a | 8.3 a | 1.9 b | 40 a | 130.7 | 2.0 a | 0.07 a | 23 | 1.6 | 2524 |
| NY | 0.56 b | 1.2 b | 3.4 a | 6.5 b | 139.2 | .5 b | 0.02 b | 5.4 | 2.1 | 2645 |
| WV | 0.0 b | 0 b | - | 0 | - | 0 b | 0 b | - | - | - |
| P-value | .0033 ** | 0.0004 *** | .0051 ** | .00096 ** | 0.2099 | 0.0152 * | .0184 * | .4560 | 0.5113 | 0.3346 |