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‘Vanessa’

‘Counter’

EC 1

EC 3.5

EC 6

EC 1

EC 3.5

EC 6

Recommendable

46.3 b

53.4 b

35.3 a

53.5 a

61.2 b

52.8 a

Red. sugars (g/100g)

2.90 a

3.16 b

3.49 c

2.68 a

3.08 b

3.22 b

Titr. acid (mg/100g)

416 a

529 b

590 c

416 a

472 b

526 c

Ratio sugar/acid

6.97

5.97

5.91

6.44

6.53

6.12

Descriptive sweet note

12.1 a

11.5 a

16.2 a

15.0 a

18.2 a

14.1 a

Descriptive: juicy

53.4 a

44.4 a

39.3 a

69.8 a

63.1 a

47.3 b

Table 10.4. Consumers’ Acceptance Ratings for “Recommendable” and Compounds and Descriptive Attributes

of Two Cultivars under Three Nutrient Solution Regimes.