Table 2.
The effect of handling methods on texture, chlorophyll content and colour of okra cv. ‘Punjab-8’ during cold storage (8 ± 1 °C, 90–95% RH)
| Storage period, days | Texture (g force) | Chlorophyll content (mg/g) | Hunter colour values | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | II | |||||||||
| I | II | I | II | L | a | b | L | a | b | |
| 1 | 672.5 | 652.2 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 54.3 | −15.9 | 28.9 | 55.3 | −15.6 | 27.8 |
| 3 | 646.2 | 628.2 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 52.2 | −13.6 | 26.2 | 40.1 | −8.9 | 18.9 |
| 5 | 620.4 | 600.5 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 48.3 | −11.0 | 22.2 | 32.4 | −6.9 | 15.8 |
| 7 | 580.5 | 552.8 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 46.5 | −10.8 | 20.6 | 30.0 | −5.7 | 13.9 |
| 9 | 550.8 | 540.6a | 2.2 | 0.6a | 45.5 | −9.8 | 18.2 | 28.2a | −4.0 | 12.1 |
| 11 | 518.4 | – | 2.1 | – | 44.8 | −9.0 | 16.7 | – | – | – |
| 13 | 500.2 | – | 1.9 | – | 44.6 | −8.7 | 14.5 | – | – | – |
| 15 | 430.2 | – | 1.6 | – | 40.0 | −7.9 | 13.0 | – | – | – |
| 18 | 418.4a | – | 1.5 | – | 38.6a | −5.4 | 12.5 | |||
CD (0.05) 40 30 0.32 0.24
aExperiment discontinued
I = Minimum handling II = Normal handling