At the end of the experiment, plant biomass (whole canopies) were cut at the soil surface and weighed before placing in pre-weighed paper bags for drying in the oven.Dry weights were determined after 48 h of drying in a 70°C oven. All plant, fruit growth and quality measurements were taken on 6 plants per treatment/block, each plant had 3 fruit (primary, secondary and tertiary) giving a total of 18 fruit per treatment per block.
Data analysis
Data collected were subjected to analysis of variance (ANOVA)