CARAMBOLA

Descriptors
Category: CHEMICAL
  1. TOTAL SOLUBLE SOLIDS (TSS) Refractometer reading of total soluble solids, average of 10 fruit.
Category: GROWTH
  1. Fruit Diameter (FRUITDIAM) Average fruit diameter of marketable fruit (mean of six replications and 4 years - 2001-2005).
Category: MORPHOLOGY
  1. CORE TO RIDGE TIP DISTANCE (CORETOTIP) Distance from center of fruit to outside tip, in centimeters, average of 5 per fruit, 10 fruit.
  2. CORE TO VALLEY DISTANCE (COREVALLEY) Distance from center of fruit to valley, in centimeters, average of 5 per fruit, 10 fruit.
  3. EXTERIOR CHROMAMETER A VALUE (EXTAVALUE) Exterior chromameter 'a' color value, average of 10 fruit.
  4. EXTERIOR CHROMAMETER B VALUE (EXTBVALUE) Exterior chromameter 'b' vividness value, average of 10 fruit.
  5. EXTERIOR CHROMAMETER L VALUE (EXTLVALUE) Exterior chromameter 'L' brightness value, average of 10 fruit.
  6. FLAVOR (FLAVOR) Fruit flavor, greatest frequency of 10 fruit.
  7. FLESH CRISPNESS (FLESHCRISP) Flesh crispiness, greatest frequency of 10 fruit.
  8. FRUIT ACIDITY (FRUITACID) Fruit acidity to taste, greatest frequency of 10 fruit.
  9. FRUIT EXTERIOR COLOR (FRUITCOLOR) Visual description of exterior fruit color, grestest frequency of 10 fruit.
  10. FRUIT RIPENESS (FRUITRIPE) Ripeness of fruit, greatest frequency of 10 fruit.
  11. INTERIOR CHROMAMETER A VALUE (INTAVALUE) Fruit interior chromameter 'a' color value, average of 10 fruit.
  12. INTERIOR CHROMAMETER B VALUE (INTBVALUE) Fruit interior chromameter 'b' vividness value, average of 10 fruit.
  13. INTERIOR CHROMAMETER L VALUE (INTLVALUE) Fruit interior chromameter 'L' brightness value, average of 10 fruit.
  14. FRUIT JUICINESS (JUICINESS) Fruit juiciness, greatest frequency of 10 fruit.
  15. FRUIT LENGTH (LENGTH) Fruit length, in centimeters, average of 10 fruit.
  16. FRUIT QUALITY RATING (QUALITY) Subjective rating on quality, greatest frequency of 10 fruit.
  17. UNIFORMITY OF FRUIT RIDGES (RIDGE) Fruit ridge uniformity, greatest frequency of 10 fruit.
  18. RIDGE DISTANCE (RIDGEDIST) Distance between ridges, in centimeters, average of 5 per fruit, 10 fruit.
  19. STATUS OF RIDGES (STATUS) Status of fruit ridges, greatest frequency of 10 fruit.
  20. DISTANCE FROM VALLEY TO VALLEY (VALLEYDIST) Distance from adjacent valleys, in centimeters, average of five per fruit, 10 fruit.
  21. FRUIT WEIGHT, IN GRAMS (WEIGHT) Weight of fruit, in grams, average of 10 fruit.
Category: PRODUCTION
  1. Weight of Marketable Fruit (MKTFRTWGT) Kilograms of fruit per hectare per year (mean of six replications and 4 years - 2001-2005).
  2. Marketable Fruit (MKTFRUIT) Number of marketable fruits per hectare per year (mean of six replications and 4 years - 2001-2005).
  3. Weight of Non-Marketable Fruit (NMKTFRTWGT) Kilograms of fruit per hectare per year (mean of six replications and 4 years - 2001-2005).
  4. Non Marketable Fruit (NONMKTFRUIT) Number of non-marketable fruits per hectare per year (mean of six replications and 4 years - 2001-2005).