Table 7.
Final rankings of the treatments on improving the shelf-life of North American pawpaw fruits obtained by TOPSIS analyses.
| Cultivar | Treatment | Si+ | Si− | Si+ + Si− | Pi | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10–35 | 1% Chitosan | 0.010 | 0.437 | 0.447 | 0.978 | 1 |
| Susquehanna | 2% Chitosan | 0.172 | 0.267 | 0.439 | 0.609 | 2 |
| Sunflower | 2% Chitosan | 0.172 | 0.267 | 0.439 | 0.609 | 2 |
| 10–35 | 2% Chitosan | 0.212 | 0.226 | 0.438 | 0.517 | 4 |
| Sunflower | 1% Chitosan | 0.255 | 0.186 | 0.440 | 0.422 | 5 |
| Susquehanna | Control | 0.275 | 0.163 | 0.438 | 0.372 | 6 |
| Susquehanna | 1% Chitosan | 0.325 | 0.113 | 0.438 | 0.258 | 7 |
| 10–35 | Control | 0.385 | 0.058 | 0.443 | 0.132 | 8 |
| Mixed | Control | 0.391 | 0.051 | 0.442 | 0.116 | 9 |
| Mixed | Freshness Paper | 0.435 | 0.033 | 0.469 | 0.071 | 10 |
| Sunflower | Control | 0.422 | 0.024 | 0.446 | 0.054 | 11 |
| Mixed | 0.001% Alginate | 0.423 | 0.020 | 0.442 | 0.044 | 12 |
| Mixed | 0.005% Alginate | 0.430 | 0.016 | 0.446 | 0.036 | 13 |