Table 5. Effects of carbon dioxide, temperature and nitrogen treatments on fructose (Fru), glucose (Glu), sucrose (Suc), total sugars (TSW), sweetness index (SI) and dry matter-content (DMC) of strawberry fruitsa.
CT | CTN | C | CN | T | TN | ck | N | |
Fru (mg g−1 DW) | 291.7±22.1** | 301.7±54.9** | 264.5±28.8* | 301.9±41.4** | 225.7±50.8 | 186.4±44.1 | 259.1±43.6* | 229.0±43.6 |
Glu (mg g−1 DW) | 299.2±34.0** | 294.3±77.1** | 252.8±36.7* | 288.3±34.8** | 204.0±54.6 | 180.5±63.4 | 238.3±27.6 | 216.3±54.4 |
Suc (mg g−1 DW) | 73.75±25.01 | 51.38±59.21 | 86.24±58.50 | 86.14±65.34 | 107.63±84.93 | 108.08±45.61 | 41.57±57.32 | 49.52±66.65 |
TSW (mg g−1 FW) | 80.26±15.91* | 77.19±18.57* | 79.29±7.84* | 75.77±9.82* | 53.54±10.90 | 57.14±10.85 | 53.67±10.62 | 54.80±15.24 |
SI (mg g−1 FW) | 128.8±25.9* | 126.1±29.4* | 128.4±11.0* | 121.8±15.9* | 86.4±16.6 | 91.5±17.9 | 88.5±16.1 | 89.6±23.8 |
DMC | 0.127±0.014* | 0.132±0.017* | 0.131±0.015* | 0.114±0.010 | 0.099±0.019 | 0.115±0.004 | 0.098±0.013 | 0.100±0.072 |
Data are expressed as mean ± SD, n = 12, while * and ** indicate P<0.05 and 0.01 respectively. Abbreviations are: DW- dry weight; FW- fresh weight.