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Effect of complete blockage of stem scar region of tomato fruits at turning stage stored at 25 ± 1°C and 70 ± 10% RH on rate of respiration (μmole CO2 g-1 fr. wt. h-1) at 5 DAT and RI % at 10 DAT
| ‘Pusa Early Dwarf’ | ‘Pusa Sheetal’ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Respiration rate | RI, % | Respiration rate | RI, % | |
| C | 8.0NS | 92.1** | 7.1NS | 3.4** |
| T | 6.0 | 60.7 | 5.0 | 65.5 |
(n = 3 lots with 12 fruits in each lot)
**p ≤ 0.01 for each column based on the comparison of 2 means by t-test. NS: Not significant. DAT, RI, C, T: As in Table 1
