Table 12 Sociolinguistic group-based variation of the top five consumer-desired breeding traits for an improved variety of Synsepalum dulcificum

Big fruit size

49

1st

51

1st

34

1st

57

3rd

85

2nd

74

2nd

High fruit miraculin content

22

2nd

41

2nd

15

3rd

104

1st

109

1st

77

1st

Fruit freshness

17

3rd

25

3rd

15

3rd

92

2nd

71

3rd

73

3rd

High fruit edible ratio

11

4th

-

-

18

2nd

-

-

-

-

-

-

Long fruit shelf life

11

4th

13

5th

12

5th

24

4th

13

4th

19

4th

Colour sharpness

–

–

20

4th

–

–

–

–

5

5th

–

–

Low potency

–

–

–

–

–

–

3

5th

–

–

2

5th

Overall ranking agreement