Table 11 Ecological zone-based variation of the top five consumer-desired breeding traits for an improved variety of Synsepalum dulcificum
Traits | Guineo-Congolian zone | Deciduous forest zone | Evergreen forest zone | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cumulated score | Rank | Cumulated score | Rank | Cumulated score | Rank | |
Big fruit size | 134 | 1st | 211 | 3rd | 5 | 3rd |
High fruit miraculin content | 78 | 2nd | 284 | 1st | 6 | 2nd |
Fruit freshness | 57 | 3rd | 229 | 2nd | 7 | 1st |
High fruit edible ratio | 41 | 4th | ||||
Long fruit shelf life | 36 | 5th | 50 | 4th | 5 | 3rd |
Fruit colour sharpness | – | – | 5 | 5th | – | – |
Fruit firmness | – | – | 2 | 5th | ||
Overall ranking agreement | Kendall-W = 0.56 | |||||