Table 8.
Effect of pre cooling, fruit coating and packaging on the overall acceptability (rating on the basis of 9 point hedonic scale) of Royal delicious apples during storage at 18–25 °C for 45 days
| T | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C1 | C2 | |||||
| P | P1 | P2 | P3 | P1 | P2 | P3 |
| T1 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 6.9 | 5.4 | 4.6 |
| T2 | 7.5 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 7.5 | 6.6 | 5.6 |
| T3 | 7.2 | 6.0 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 6.0 | 7.3 |
| T4 | 7.3 | 6.4 | 5.4 | 7.2 | 6.4 | 5.4 |
| T5 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 5.6 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 5.5 |
| T6 | 7.4 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 7.4 | 6.4 | 5.5 |
| T7 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
CD0.05 C = 0.01, CxPxT = 0.14
T treatments; C1 pre-cooled; C2 without pre cooled; (P1)-shrink wrapped tray packing; (P2) Paper mould tray + CFB carton; (P3) LDPE (150 gauge) liner + CFB carton ; marigold flower extract:T1−10%, T2−15%, T3−20% ;neem oil: T4−1%, T5−1.5%, T6−2%, T7− control. (p < 0.05), n = 3