. 2012 Mar 7;12(3):3215–3227. doi: 10.3390/s120303215

Table 1.

Mean values of biospeckle activity (BA) and quality attributes for ‘Pinova’ (F–firmness, FI–firmness index, SSC–soluble solids content, DMC–dry matter content) of apple during shelf-life. SD–standard deviation, the same letters a–e mean no significant difference at the level of α = 0.05 between superscripted values.

Series	Shelf life (days)	BA ± SD	F (N) ± SD	FI ± SD	SSC (°Brix) ± SD	DMC (%) ± SD
1 NA	1	0.65 ± 0.06 ^a	82.02 ± 4.44 ^a	28.2 ± 2.5 ^a	14.5 ± 0.8 ^ab	13.85 ± 0.96 ^a
	3	0.60 ± 0.04 ^b	80.04 ± 3.23 ^a	22.9 ± 2.4 ^b	14.3 ± 0.7 ^abc	14.82 ± 0.41 ^a
	5	0.55 ± 0.06 ^c	77.57 ± 6.38 ^a	17.8 ± 1.9 ^c	13.9 ± 0.5 ^c	14.56 ± 1.54 ^a
	7	0.53 ± 0.04 ^c	77.79 ± 4.42 ^a	15.7 ± 3.7 ^c	14.1 ± 0.6 ^bc	14.87 ± 1.55 ^a
	10	0.55 ± 0.07 ^d	77.27 ± 2.98 ^a	11.0 ± 3.7 ^d	14.7 ± 0.8 ^a	14.78 ± 077 ^a

2 NA	1	0.55 ± 0.05 ^ab	56.66 ± 7.83 ^a	15.3 ± 2.6 ^a	14.2 ± 0.5 ^a	14.28 ± 0.93 ^a
	3	0.57 ± 0.05 ^b	51.59 ± 6.41 ^a	11.0 ± 3.1 ^b	14.9 ± 0.6 ^ab	14.41 ± 0.72 ^a
	5	0.51 ± 0.04 ^a	51.62 ± 4.64 ^a	9.2 ± 2.0 ^c	15.1 ± 1.3 ^bc	14.95 ± 0.78 ^a
	7	0.52 ± 0.07 ^a	52.72 ± 7.37 ^a	6.3 ± 2.0 ^d	15.7 ± 0.8 ^c	15.69 ± 1.00 ^a
	10	0.58 ± 0.05 ^b	52.15 ± 6.26 ^a	5.1 ± 1.5 ^d	15.2 ± 1.1 ^bc	15.10 ± 0.94 ^a

3 NA	1	0.62 ± 0.11 ^a	35.28 ± 5.32 ^a	4.9 ± 1.6 ^a	14.5 ± 1.1 ^ab	15.32 ± 1.14 ^a
	3	0.65 ± 0.10 ^ab	32.58 ± 6.85 ^a	4.4 ± 0.4 ^ab	13.8 ± 0.8 ^a	15.04 ± 0.85 ^a
	5	0.62 ± 0.08 ^a	31.34 ± 4.25 ^a	4.1 ± 0.4 ^b	14.9 ± 0.8 ^b	13.93 ± 0.85 ^a
	7	0.65 ± 0.12 ^ab	33.38 ± 3.80 ^a	3.9 ± 0.3 ^b	15.2 ± 0.9 ^b	14.87 ± 1.39 ^a
	10	0.69 ± 0.09 ^b	31.30 ± 4.61 ^a	4.0 ± 0.3 ^b	14.7 ± 0.6 ^b	14.84 ± 1.01 ^a

4 CA	1	0.73 ± 0.04 ^a	71.66 ± 6.78 ^a	20.0 ± 2.9 ^a	13.7 ± 0.6 ^a	15.34 ± 0.71 ^ab
	3	0.66 ± 0.06 ^b	74.18 ± 10.10 ^a	16.4 ± 3.8 ^b	14.7 ± 0.9 ^b	14.31 ± 1.27 ^a
	5	0.67 ± 0.05 ^b	73.11 ± 7.35 ^a	12.4 ± 2.9 ^c	13.7 ± 1.1 ^a	15.39 ± 1.09 ^ab
	7	0.66 ± 0.07 ^b	74.13 ± 3.19 ^a	11.1 ± 2.9 ^c	13.8 ± 0.8 ^a	16.03 ± 0.56 ^b
	10	0.69 ± 0.09 ^ab	77.26 ± 8.27 ^a	7.5 ± 1.7 ^d	13.2 ± 1.1 ^a	18.39 ± 0.64 ^b

5 MCP	1	0.62 ± 0.09 ^ab	85.72 ±10.41 ^ab	19.2 ± 2.7 ^a	14.1 ± 0.9 ^ab	17.28 ± 1.26 ^a
	3	0.65 ± 0.07 ^bc	71.30 ± 19.74 ^a	13.3 ± 3.0 ^b	13.9 ± 1.0 ^a	17.85 ± 0.75 ^a
	5	0.67 ± 0.06 ^c	88.20 ± 7.34 ^b	12.1 ± 3.5 ^b	15.1 ± 0.9 ^c	17.29 ± 1.18 ^a
	7	0.63 ±0.07 ^abc	90.32 ± 10.20 ^b	8.6 ± 2.6 ^c	14.7 ± 0.4 ^bc	18.02 ± 0.42 ^a
	10	0.59 ± 0.08 ^a	91.62 ± 10.11 ^b	8.0 ± 1.6 ^c	14.8 ± 1.0 ^bc	18.60 ± 0.97 ^a