Table 5. 1996 yield and tree growth measurements of cv. 'Jonagold' from the NC-140 orchard systems trial planted in 1990 at the Horticultural Experiment Station, Simcoe, Ontario. Parameters are grouped by orchard system and rootstock and are ranked in decreasing order of cumulative yield efficiency.z


Yield (kg/tree)
____________________________
TCSA (cm2)
______________
Yield effic. (kg/cm2 )
___________________
Cum. yield effic.
(kg/cm2 )
Yield '92-96/'96 TCSA


No. frt per tree 1996

Avg. frt. size (g)
Yield (MT/ha)
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1995 canopy volume
(m3)
System Rootstock1993
Yr 4
1994
Yr 5
1995
Yr 6
1996
Yr 7
1995
Yr 6
1996
Yr 7
1995
Yr 6
1996
Yr 7
1996
Yr 7
Cum..
yield
JONAGOLD
CL Mark14.612.911.97.028.637.80.410.201.65312207.868.35.9
CL M.26 E.15.410.412.12.928.639.10.420.081.40122333.259.76.6
SS MARK13.28.97.22.921.829.20.330.101.51132227.0107.34.1
SS B.914.28.49.42.121.729.00.430.071.48102275.2105.76.2
SS M.9 E.14.15.210.21.224.333.40.420.031.2862052.8104.15.1
VA MARK11.412.67.16.021.929.10.330.221.75282249.478.34.9
VA O.316.47.715.63.320.629.70.760.111.62152305.175.56.5
VA M.9 E.14.515.612.73.127.838.80.460.081.45151814.887.67.1
VA M.26 E.17.68.414.00.626.937.70.510.021.3931760.981.87.2
VA P.119.16.216.10.834.146.60.470.021.0941861.278.58.5
Significancey***ns*ns******nsnsnsnsnsns****
LSDnana5.14.14.67.20.170.140.419606.221.32.4

y ns, *, **, ***, indicates not significant and significant difference at P=0.05, P=0.10, and P=0.01, respectively