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Table 2.

Mean values of biospeckle activity (BA) and quality attributes for ‘Topaz’ (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	0.64 ± 0.04 ^a	85.98 ± 4.40 ^a	25.6 ± 1.5 ^a	12.7 ± 0.7 ^a	12.92 ± 1.26 ^a
	3	0.54 ± 0.08 ^bd	75.48 ±18.86 ^ab	22.1 ± 1.7 ^b	13.4 ± 0.8 ^b	12.77 ± 0.77 ^a
	5	0.59 ± 0.05 ^c	62.68 ±10.32 ^bc	20.0 ± 1.7 ^c	13.2 ± 0.6 ^ab	13.90 ± 0.77 ^a
	7	0.51 ± 0.06 ^d	54.59 ± 6.05 ^cd	15.8 ± 1.9 ^d	12.7 ± 0.5 ^a	13.10 ± 0.35 ^a
	10	0.56 ± 0.05 ^bc	47.57 ± 3.59 ^d	12.4 ± 2.5 ^e	13.6 ± 0.7 ^b	12.84 ± 0.52 ^a

2 NA	1	0.59 ± 0.06 ^a	48.50 ± 2.72 ^a	18.0 ± 1.7 ^a	12.7 ± 1.0 ^a	12.80 ± 0.23 ^a
	3	0.55 ± 0.05 ^ab	45.81 ± 3.88 ^a	15.2 ± 3.1 ^b	13.9 ± 1.0 ^b	12.55 ± 0.69 ^a
	5	0.57 ± 0.06 ^a	45,95 ± 4.81 ^a	13.6 ± 2.6 ^b	13.6 ± 1.0 ^b	13.45 ± 0.53 ^a
	7	0.51 ± 0.06 ^b	39.30 ± 2.36 ^b	9.4 ± 1.9 ^c	14.1 ± 0.9 ^b	13.24 ± 0.79 ^a
	10	0.57 ± 0.06 ^a	38.32 ± 3.77 ^b	7.9 ± 2.4 ^c	13.6 ± 0.5 ^b	13.71 ± 0.74 ^a

3 NA	1	0.48 ± 0.05 ^ab	35.32 ± 4.40 ^ab	8.2 ± 2.6 ^ac	12.6 ± 0.6 ^a	12.39 ± 1.04 ^a
	3	0.47 ± 0.05 ^a	38.28 ± 3.87 ^a	10.1 ± 2.7 ^ab	13.8 ± 0.6 ^bc	13.11 ± 0.41 ^a
	5	0.53 ± 0.10 ^bc	36.88 ± 5.03 ^a	10.5 ± 3.1 ^b	14.0 ± 0.7 ^b	13.11 ± 0.79 ^a
	7	0.57 ± 0.08 ^cd	31.11 ± 3.45 ^bc	7.8 ± 2.3 ^c	13.3 ± 1.0 ^cd	12.81 ± 0.86 ^a
	10	0.59 ± 0.08 ^d	29.73 ± 4.97 ^c	7.8 ± 2.6 ^c	13.0 ± 0.6 ^ad	13.53 ± 0.31 ^a

4 CA	1	0.66 ± 0.08 ^a	52.87 ± 7.72 ^a	21.1 ± 1.9 ^a	12.1 ± 0.9 ^a	14.82 ± 1.29 ^ab
	3	0.60 ± 0.05 ^b	51.55 ± 7.39 ^a	20.3 ± 2.1 ^ab	12.3 ± 0.4 ^ab	13.68 ± 0.83 ^a
	5	0.61 ± 0.05 ^b	43.88 ± 6.24 ^ab	19.8 ± 2.3 ^abc	12.3 ± 0.5 ^ab	13.84 ± 0.62 ^ab
	7	0.59 ± 0.07 ^b	44.34 ± 5.44 ^ab	18.8 ± 3.1 ^bc	12.6 ± 0.6 ^b	14.81 ± 1.11 ^ab
	10	0.63 ± 0.07 ^ab	37.88 ± 9.27 ^b	17.9 ± 3.3 ^c	12 5 ± 0.6 ^ab	15.82 ± 0.70 ^b

5 MCP	1	0.59 ± 0.08 ^ac	65.04 ± 8.69 ^ab	22.8 ± 1.5 ^a	13.1 ± 0.8 ^ab	15.38 ± 0.52 ^a
	3	0.64 ± 0.05 ^ab	75.86 ± 12.94 ^a	21.3 ± 1.7 ^b	13.7 ± 0.5 ^a	14.68 ± 0.58 ^a
	5	0.66 ± 0.07 ^b	62.22 ± 5.43 ^b	20.9 ± 2.3 ^b	13.0 ± 0.9 ^ab	14.59 ± 0.45 ^a
	7	0.58 ± 0.08 ^c	54.70 ± 7.13 ^b	19.1 ± 2.3 ^c	13.0 ± 0.8 ^ab	15.26 ± 1.20 ^a
	10	0.59 ± 0.08 ^ac	61.06 ± 15.32 ^b	20.8 ± 1.8 ^b	12.6 ± 1.0 ^b	18.03 ± 0.81 ^b