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Table 1.

Mean numbers of phytomers, associated standard deviations, coefficients of variation (i.e. ratio of the standard deviation to the mean) and maximum numbers of phytomers for proleptic and sylleptic shoots on mature trees of four peach cultivars

Shoot type	Cultivar	Mean ± s.d.	Coefficient of variation	Maximum number of phytomers
Proleptic	‘Lorrie May’	32.5 ± 5.82^abc	0.17	44
	‘Flavorcrest’	33.7 ± 7.19^ab	0.21	46
	‘Elegant Lady’	35.1 ± 5.45^a	0.15	44
	‘O’Henry’	28.6 ± 6.94^de	0.23	44
Sylleptic	‘Lorrie May’	27.9 ± 4.73^e	0.16	39
	‘Flavorcrest’	31.6 ± 5.74^bcd	0.18	44
	‘Elegant Lady’	29.8 ± 4.68^cde	0.15	41
	‘O’Henry’	23.0 ± 3.74^f	0.16	33
Shoot type effect		***
Cultivar effect		***
Shoot type × cultivar effect		ns

Shoot type	Cultivar	Mean ± s.d.	Coefficient of variation	Maximum number of phytomers
Proleptic	‘Lorrie May’	32.5 ± 5.82^abc	0.17	44
	‘Flavorcrest’	33.7 ± 7.19^ab	0.21	46
	‘Elegant Lady’	35.1 ± 5.45^a	0.15	44
	‘O’Henry’	28.6 ± 6.94^de	0.23	44
Sylleptic	‘Lorrie May’	27.9 ± 4.73^e	0.16	39
	‘Flavorcrest’	31.6 ± 5.74^bcd	0.18	44
	‘Elegant Lady’	29.8 ± 4.68^cde	0.15	41
	‘O’Henry’	23.0 ± 3.74^f	0.16	33
Shoot type effect		***
Cultivar effect		***
Shoot type × cultivar effect		ns

Shoot type and cultivar effects were assessed by a two-way ANOVA with interaction. This analysis was followed by a post hoc Tukey’s honest significant difference test considering the complete dataset.

Values with different superscript letters are significantly different (P < 0.05).

***P < 0.001; ns, not significant.

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