2.6. Quality assessment
Peanut was not harvested in 2011 and harvested at the end of the growing season in 2012. Pods were collected from five
randomly selected plants within each plot and allowed to air dry for two weeks at which point quality parameters were measured. Parameters measured were number of pods per plant (pods plant_1) and weight per one hundred seeds (g 100 seed_1). Watermelon was harvested three times in 2011 and quality parameters were measured at the second harvest. In 2012, watermelon was harvested throughout the growing season and measurements were taken from mid-season harvests. Quality measurements were taken from ten randomly selected fruits in 2011. However, due to low watermelon production in 2012, all fruit Okra harvest was done on a continuous basis in 2011 and 2012. Quality parameters were collected from mid-season harvests and measured from ten randomly selected pods within each plot. Individual fresh pod weight normalized on a pod area basis (gcm_2) and wall width (mm) were measured at the pod midway point.