Table 1.
Treatments | PLW, % | Marketable fruits retained, % | Marketable fruits over control, % | ||||||
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6D | 12D | 18D | 6D | 12D | 18D | 6D | 12D | 18D | |
T1 | 10.7 | 15.1 | 24.0 | 86.6 | 70.3 | 31.8 | – | – | – |
T2 | 8.0 | 12.5 | 30.9 | 99.9 | 85.0 | 59.0 | 13.3 | 14.6 | 8.0 |
T3 | 7.4 | 14.3 | 21.8 | 93.3 | 88.8 | 54.5 | 6.6 | 18.5 | 16.0 |
T4 | 9.5 | 15.3 | 35.3 | 90.0 | 77.7 | 22.7 | 3.3 | 7.4 | −20.0 |
T5 | 12.4 | 15.0 | 29.1 | 86.6 | 74.0 | 18.3 | 0.0 | 3.7 | −12.0 |
T6 | 5.7 | 9.9 | 14.3 | 100 | 85.1 | 54.5 | 13.3 | 14.8 | 4.0 |
T7 | 15.3 | 17.3 | 36.0 | 100 | 92.5 | 45.4 | 13.3 | 22.2 | 4.0 |
T8 | 3.7 | 5.5 | 9.6 | 100 | 96.5 | 70.1 | 13.3 | 25.9 | 24.0 |
T9 | 5.5 | 10.3 | 14.4 | 100 | 88.8 | 68.1 | 13.3 | 18.5 | 16.0 |
T10 | 13.5 | 16.3 | 38.7 | 100 | 72.0 | 21.2 | 13.3 | 11.1 | −39.0 |
SEm± | 0.10 | 0.02 | 0.65 | 0.17 | 0.26 | 0.45 | 0.89 | 0.13 | 1.63 |
CD at 5% | 0.32 | 0.06 | 1.92 | 0.52 | 0.77 | 0.16 | 0.25 | 0.39 | 4.81 |
T1 = Control, T2 = Cacl2 1%, T3 = Cacl2 2%, T4 = KMnO4 1%, T5 = KMnO4 2%, T6 = Liquid paraffin, T7 = Mustard oil, T8 = Coconut oil, T9 = Castor oil, T10 = Sesamum oil, n = 3
D days after treatment, PLW physiological loss in weight
Marketable fruits retained at 0D: 100%