Table 4.
Summary table of the effect of ethylene on physico-chemical parameters. Mature index (MI); solid soluble content (SSC); Total phenol contents (TPC); Total acidity (TA); colour parameters as a*, b*, and L. F values express sensibility to ethylene. Higher values are correlated with higher sensitivity.
| Parameters | F |
|---|---|
| MI | 320.83 *** |
| SSC | 306.50 *** |
| TPC | 215.00 *** |
| Total chlorophyll | 132.27 *** |
| TA | 70.90 *** |
| Chlorophyll b | 63.29 *** |
| L | 53.74 *** |
| b* | 51.16 *** |
| pH | 34.46 *** |
| Weight | 20.29 ** |
| a* | 19.43 ** |
| Chlorophyll a | 2.31 n.s. |
**, ***, significant at p < 0.01, and 0.001, respectively. n.s., no significant.