Table 2 The effect of irrigation treatments (I₁ = 100%, I₂ = 85% and I₃ = 70% ETc), kaolin application (K₁ = 0%, K₂ = 3% and K₃ = 6%) and their interaction, on vegetative traits of ‘Golabʼand ‘Shafi-Abadiʼ apples

Irrigation (I)

**

**

ns

**

 I₁

18.80^a

13.01^a

1.79^a

44.33^a

 I₂

10.67^b

8.42^b

1.75^a

41.25^a

 I₃

11.09^b

3.26^c

1.65^a

31.12^b

Kaolin (K)

ns

*

ns

ns

 K₁

12.10^a

7.39^b

1.77^a

37.39^a

 K₂

14.16^a

8.91^a

1.71^a

39.32^a

 K₃

14.30^a

8.40^ab

1.72^a

40.00^a

Cultivar (CV)

ns

ns

*

**

Golab

13.69^a

8.31a

1.84a

34.72^b

Shafi Abadi

13.36^a

8.16a

1.63b

43.08^a

Interactions

 I × K

ns

ns

*

ns

 I × CV

ns

ns

ns

ns

 K × CV

ns

*

**

ns

 I × K × CV

ns

ns

ns

*