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J ournal of the A merican P omological S ociety

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CA 64 b 3.7 e 225 h 146 bc 2.1 bc 0.6 f 1.7 c 0.14 f 0.42 d 60 e 66 f CO 97 a 6.3 d 266 ef 86 e 0.9 cd 0.8 f 1.9 c 0.14 f 0.32 d 169 a 149 c

NM 95 a 9.4 ab 285 cde 142 bcd 3.1 b 2.7 def 9.4 b 0.29 def 1.00 c 110 d 85 f

ID 98 a 9.3 b 290 cd 138 bcd 4.9 a 10.8 a 13.2 a 1.26 a 1.51 a 145 abc 149 c

MA 95 a 7.4 cd 272 def 137 bcd 1.5 cd 0.7 f 1.7 c 0.09 f 0.25 d 108 d 116 e

MI 100 a 10.8 a 321 ab 170 a 1.6 cd 6.1 bc 13.1 a 0.56 cd 1.24 bc 151 ab 202 a

G.30 91 ab 8.8 b 294 b 140 b 1.8 cd 4.1 bc 8.9 bc 0.45 a 1.01 bc 137 a 141 a

G.41 96 a 8.9 b 289 b 148 b 0.8 d 4.1 bc 9.1 b 0.42 a 0.96 bcd 139 a 140 a

G.890 96 a 13.6 a 328 a 171 a 3.4 ab 5.7 a 11.5 a 0.40 a 0.82 cd 133 a 138 a

86 b 6.4 d 248 d 113 d 0.8 d 3.1 c 6.6 def 0.44 a 0.97 bcd 130 a 138 a

NYI 99 a 7.9 c 331 a 145 bc 0.7 cd 1.8 ef 7.7 b 0.20 ef 0.99 c 158 ab 170 b

G.202 98 a 9.6 b 297 b 148 b 3.1 ab 3.7 c 7.4 bcde 0.36 a 0.73 d 130 a 126 b

NS 98 a 7.3 cd 254 fg 151 b 1.1 cd 6.8 b 10.4 ab 0.96 b 1.46 ab 140 bc 142 cd

NYG 95 a 9.9 ab 301 bc 125 d 3.3 b 4.2 cde 10.5 ab 0.47 de 1.17 bc 150 ab 139 cd

VT 90 a 6.6 cd 232 gh 130 cd 0.3 d 5.1 bcd 10.9 ab 0.81 bc 1.72 a 121 cd 124 de

G.11 93 ab 6.7 d 268 c 139 b 1.0 d 4.3 abc 8.3 bcd 0.58 a 1.14 ab 128 a 133 ab

G.214 90 ab 5.9 d 273 c 138 b 0.9 d 3.0 c 6.4 ef 0.49 a 1.04 bc 132 a 132 ab

G.222 93 ab 4.3 e 241 d 103 d 4.0 a 3.0 c 4.4 f 0.66 a 0.98 bcd 125 a 130 ab

G.935 93 ab 7.8 c 273 c 143 b 2.5 bc 5.4 ab 11.0 a 0.63 a 1.33 a 129 a 132 ab

G.969 95 a 6.4 d 266 c 126 c 1.0 d 3.1 c 7.1 cde 0.47 a 1.10 ab 130 a 133 ab M.9

Average

fruit weight

(g, 2016-19)

Fruit weight (g, 2019)

efficiency (kg/cm 2

TCA, 2016 19)

Cumulative yield

efficiency (kg/cm 2

TCA,

2019)

Yield

Cumulative

yield per tree

(kg, 2016-19)

Yield per tree (kg, 2019)

Root suckers

(no./tree, 2015 19)

Canopy

width (cm, 2019)

Tree height

(cm, 2019)

area (cm 2 , 2019)

Trunk

cross

sectional

Survival

(%, 2015 19)

Table 3. Tree and fruiting characteristics (2019) of Modi trees in the 2015 NC-140 Organic Apple Rootstock Trial. All data are least-squares means adjusted for missing subclasses. z Location Rootstock NAKBT337

z Values within a column for location or rootstock which share a letter do not differ at α=0.05 using Tukey's HSD adjustment for multiple comparisons.