Skip to main content

Table 2 Mean (± SE) crop size and fig development, maturation, and total fruiting durations per crop-tree of four species of figs (n = tree number, crop number) assessed in HTBG and the comparison examined using Kruskal–Wallis tests

From: Fruiting phenology and nutrient content variation among sympatric figs and the ecological correlates

Species

Crop size

Duration (days)

Development

Maturation

Fruiting

F. caulocarpa (13, 27)

113,283.5 ± 21,481.6a*

33.8 ± 1.6

15.3 ± 1.5a

48.8 ± 2.2a

F. subpisocarpa (11, 25)

13,057.3 ± 2536.0a,b*

31.5 ± 2.7

12.2 ± 0.9a

44.1 ± 3.0a

F. ampelas (9, 43)

18,280.1 ± 3543.0a,b*

32.8 ± 4.2

59.0 ± 4.5a*

92.9 ± 6.4a*

F. irisana (8, 37)

2096.9 ± 579.3ab

38.3 ± 3.3

63.1 ± 4.5a*

100.9 ± 5.1a*

  1. A species trait value followed by a letter and asterisks indicates a significant difference from values of other species with the same letter but without an asterisk under the same trait variable, examined by post hoc comparisons following the main test
  2. *p < 0.05