. 2011 Dec 15;51(6):1041–1055. doi: 10.1007/s13197-011-0607-6

Table 1.

The interaction effect of packaging materials and storage environment on the percentage weight loss (%) of papaya fruit during 21 days of storage period

Treatments	Storage periods (days)
Treatments	3	6	9	12	15	18	21
Evaporative cooler
High density polyethylene	0.51ⁱ	0.81ⁱ	1.85^h	3.98^c	6.04^d	9.14^c	11.48
Low density polyethylene	0.71^h	1.06^h	2.78^gh	4.56^c	7.57^c	9.66^c	12.76
News paper	1.68^d	2.65^d	3.90^fg	6.44^ab	9.23^b	13.33^b	–
Banana leaf	1.13^f	1.63^g	3.62^fg	5.33^bc	8.85^b	12.52^b	–
Control	1.27^e	2.03^e	4.36^ef	7.66^a	11.35^a	14.61^a	–
Ambient condition
High density polyethylene	0.76^h	1.82^f	5.34^de	–	–	–	–
Low density polyethylene	0.96^g	2.08^e	6.15^d	–	–	–	–
News paper	2.39^c	4.45^c	11.16^c	–	–	–	–
Banana leaf	2.59^b	5.77^b	14.73^b	–	–	–	–
Control	3.46^a	8.40^a	18.32^a	–	–	–	–
CV (%)	4.39	2.81	9.65	12.82	7.18	4.40	8.37
SE	0.04	0.05	0.40	0.41	0.36	0.30	0.59
LSD (5%)	0.12	0.14	1.19	1.35	1.17	0.98	NS
Significance
Packaging (A)	***	***	***	**	***	***	NS
Storage (B)	***	***	***	–	–	–	–
A*B	***	***	***	–	–	–	–

(n = 3)

The data from day 12 onwards is meant for the EC storage only. All fruits stored at ambient were discarded on day 12. NS, **, *** indicate non-significant or significant difference at P ≤ 0.01 or 0.001, respectively; different letters in a column indicate significant differences at P = 0.001.