## 3 Results
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\begin{tabular}{c c c c} \hline \hline  & **Control** & **GA** & **GS** & **GAS** \\ \hline
**Harvest** & & & \\ \hline Chla & 0.51 \(\pm\) 0.07 a & 0.54 \(\pm\) 0.09 a & 0.56 \(\pm\) 0.04 a & 0.59 \(\pm\) 0.16 a \\ Chlb & 0.38 \(\pm\) 0.02 a & 0.43 \(\pm\) 0.08 a & 0.46 \(\pm\) 0.04 a & 0.47 \(\pm\) 0.19 a \\ Total Chls & 0.89 \(\pm\) 0.09 a & 0.97 \(\pm\) 0.016 a & 1.02 \(\pm\) 0.07 a & 1.07 \(\pm\) 0.35 a \\ Carotenoids & 0.16 \(\pm\) 0.02 a & 0.19 \(\pm\) 0.03 a & 0.16 \(\pm\) 0.05 a & 0.20 \(\pm\) 0.05 a \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular} \
\begin{tabular}{c} \hline \hline \multicolumn{1}{c}{**Storage**} \\ \hline Chla & 0.35 \(\pm\) 0.02 a & 0.35 \(\pm\) 0.05 a & 0.38 \(\pm\) 0.09 a & 0.37 \(\pm\) 0.06 a \\ Chlb & 0.19 \(\pm\) 0.03 a & 0.18 \(\pm\) 0.06 a & 0.25 \(\pm\) 0.12 a & 0.20 \(\pm\) 0.06 a \\ Total Chls & 0.54 \(\pm\) 0.04 a & 0.53 \(\pm\) 0.10 a & 0.63 \(\pm\) 0.18 a & 0.56 \(\pm\) 0.12 a \\ Carotenoids & 0.15 \(\pm\) 0.02 a & 0.13 \(\pm\) 0.03 a & 0.16 \(\pm\) 0.05 a & 0.16 \(\pm\) 0.02 a \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}
\begin{tabular}{c} \hline \hline \multicolumn{1}{c}{**Mean \(\pm\) standard deviation within the same row followed by the same letter, do not differ significantly according to [PERSON]’s HSD test, at a = 0.05. Abbreviations: GA, kiwifruit cane girdling conducted in August; GS, kiwifruit cane girdling conducted both in August and September.**} \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}
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Table 2: Cane girdling impact on chlorophylls (Chl) and carotenoids concentration (mg 100 g\({}^{-1}\) FW) at harvest and post-storage. Table 3 presents the results of the effect of girdling on the fruits' soluble sugars at harvest and post-storage. The data showed that there were no significant differences in the concentration of the sugars detected at harvest. The same was also noticed after the storage period, as there were no significant differences in the concentration of all measured sugars among the treatments (Table 3). The results presented in Table 4 showed that cane girdling did not significantly affect the concentration of the organic acids both at harvest and post-storage. The ascorbic acid was the predominant organic acid, followed by citric acid. The total phenolic content did not exhibit any significant difference among the treatments at harvest, ranging from 0.39 to 0.44 mg gallic acid equivalents (GAE) g\({}^{-1}\) FW (Table 5). This was also observed regarding the concentration of total _o_-diphenols and total flavanols. Fruits produced under the GA treatment presented the lowest concentration of total flavonoids, with a significant difference from the fruits produced under the other \begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{c c c c c} \hline  & **Control** & **GA** & **GS** & **GAS** \\ \hline
**Harvest** & & & & \\ \hline Malic acid & 0.77 \(\pm\) 0.26 a & 0.97 \(\pm\) 0.64 a & 0.82 \(\pm\) 0.19 a & 0.93 \(\pm\) 0.29 a \\ Ascorbic acid & 6.14 \(\pm\) 2.20 a & 5.79 \(\pm\) 1.78 a & 5.94 \(\pm\) 1.74 a & 5.53 \(\pm\) 2.15 a \\ Citric acid & 3.85 \(\pm\) 0.30 a & 3.91 \(\pm\) 0.30 a & 3.69 \(\pm\) 0.28 a & 3.99 \(\pm\) 0.27 a \\ Total organic acids & 10.18 \(\pm\) 3.0 a & 10.31 \(\pm\) 3.33 a & 10.07 \(\pm\) 2.26 a & 10.03 \(\pm\) 3.01 a \\ \hline
**Storage** & & & & \\ \hline Malic acid & 0.75 \(\pm\) 0.39 a & 1.06 \(\pm\) 0.53 a & 0.86 \(\pm\) 0.19 a & 1.02 \(\pm\) 0.44 a \\ Ascorbic acid & 5.35 \(\pm\) 0.50 a & 5.44 \(\pm\) 0.97 a & 4.93 \(\pm\) 0.41 a & 5.24 \(\pm\) 0.26 a \\ Citric acid & 3.28 \(\pm\) 0.99 a & 3.55 \(\pm\) 1.47 a & 3.30 \(\pm\) 0.65 a & 3.54 \(\pm\) 1.24 a \\ Total organic acids & 9.38 \(\pm\) 1.80 a & 10.05 \(\pm\) 1.87 a & 9.09 \(\pm\) 0.77 a & 9.80 \(\pm\) 0.98 a \\ \hline \end{tabular} Mean \(\pm\) standard deviation within the same row followed by the same letter, do not differ significantly according to [PERSON]’s HSD test, at a = 0.05. Abbreviations: GA, kiwifruit cane girdling conducted in August; GS, kiwifruit cane girdling conducted in August; GAS, kiwifruit cane girdling conducted both in August and September.  
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