Table 2.
Fruit firmness, respiration intensity, and shelf life of the three blue honeysuckle cultivars in their respective harvest windows.
| Cultivar | Harvest Time | Firmness (N) | Respiration Intensity (CO2, mg/kg·h) |
Shelf Life under 25 °C (Day) |
Shelf Life under 4 °C (Day) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lanjingling | 47DAF | 3.87 ± 0.13 a | 41.33 ± 1.30 a | 12.33 ± 2.52 a | 26.33 ± 3.51 a |
| 52DAF | 2.92 ± 0.15 b | 40.52 ± 3.95 a | 9.00 ± 2.65 ab | 21.33 ± 2.52 ab | |
| 57DAF | 2.21 ± 0.04 c | 27.94 ± 1.18 b | 8.33 ± 2.52 ab | 17.67 ± 3.06 bc | |
| 62DAF | 2.14 ± 0.12 c | 22.53 ± 2.23 b | 6.00 ± 2.65 ab | 14.67 ± 1.53 bc | |
| 67DAF | 1.44 ± 0.06 d | 12.43 ± 1.95 c | 4.33 ± 1.53 b | 11.00 ± 3.61 c | |
| Wulan | 46DAF | 2.23 ± 0.06 a | 80.74 ± 2.87 a | 11.33 ± 3.21 a | 21.00 ± 1.00 a |
| 50DAF | 1.92 ± 0.11 b | 80.30 ± 2.65 a | 8.00 ± 3.61 ab | 19.00 ± 2.00 a | |
| 54DAF | 1.68 ± 0.15 b | 57.56 ± 2.23 b | 4.33 ± 1.53 b | 13.67 ± 1.15 b | |
| 58DAF | 1.18 ± 0.07 c | 49.30 ± 4.03 c | 3.00 ± 0.00 b | 10.67 ± 1.53 b | |
| 62DAF | 0.88 ± 0.03 d | 47.96 ± 2.55 c | 2.33 ± 0.58 b | 5.00 ± 1.00 c | |
| Berel | 47DAF | 2.94 ± 0.02 a | 48.46 ± 1.80 a | 12.00 ± 3.00 a | 24.67 ± 2.08 a |
| 52DAF | 2.52 ± 0.03 b | 40.60 ± 3.17 b | 7.00 ± 1.73 ab | 16.00 ± 1.73 b | |
| 57DAF | 2.01 ± 0.09 c | 37.83 ± 2.31 b | 4.00 ± 1.73 b | 15.67 ± 2.08 b | |
| 62DAF | 1.90 ± 0.17 c | 26.06 ± 1.02 c | 4.33 ± 1.53 b | 12.67 ± 2.08 b | |
| 67DAF | 1.34 ± 0.02 d | 22.36 ± 2.67 c | 2.33 ± 0.58 b | 12.33 ± 2.31 b |
Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation. Mean values denoted by different letters (a–d) within the same row indicate statistically significant differences at p < 0.05.