Table 2

Effect of shoot light exposure level on potential (P) and observed (O) bud fruitfulness.a

Thompson SeedlessbFlame SeedlessCabernet SauvignonChardonnay
ExposureP***cO***O/PP***O**O/PP**OnsO/PP**OnsO/P
aInflorescence primordia per node for P and inflorescences per node for O.
bMeans for nodes 5 to 15 in Thompson Seedless and nodes 1 to 3 in the other cultivars.
cLight exposure treatment effects: *, **, ***, and ns indicate significance at p > 0.05, 0.01, 0.001, and not significant, respectively.
High1.791.590.892.611.970.763.561.400.393.222.030.63
Medium-high1.421.270.891.441.420.983.201.620.513.031.840.61
Medium-low1.141.120.982.141.40.652.542.000.79
Low0.770.831.070.950.780.821.891.320.702.401.710.71