Table 1.
Quality parameters (mean ± standard deviation) determined at harvest in “Braeburn” and “Cripps Pink” apples.
| Cultivar | “Braeburn” | “Cripps Pink” | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvest Time Point | HT1 | HT2 | HT3 | HT1 | HT2 | HT3 |
| sample number | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| starch index * | 2.7 ± 0.4 b | 3.5 ± 0.7 a | 3.7 ± 0.6 a | 2.8 ± 0.3 a | 3.0 ± 0.2 a | 3.5 ± 0.2 b |
| weight [g] * | 206.6 ± 40.1 | 209.5 ± 31.7 | 208.8 ± 33.2 | 208.3 ± 33.4 | 211.1 ± 33.7 | 215.4 ± 23.4 |
| pH # | 3.55 ± 0.06 | 3.54 ± 0.08 | 3.58 ± 0.08 | 3.51 ± 0.05 | 3.49 ± 0.06 | 3.49 ± 0.04 |
| TA [g/L malic acid] # | 5.6 ± 0.5 a | 5.3 ± 0.9 a | 4.6 ± 0.7 b | 5.6 ± 0.6 a | 5.1 ± 0.5 b | 5.4 ± 0.4 a |
| TSS [°Brix] * | 10.6 ± 3.0 a | 9.9 ± 2.6 a | 12.2 ± 1.5 b | 13.4 ± 0.4 | 13.3 ± 0.5 | 13.2 ± 0.5 |
| Ff [N] * | 92.5 ± 9.4 | 86.7 ± 11.1 | 87.2 ± 12.3 | 110.0 ± 10.4 a | 105.0 ± 7.5 a | 94.4 ± 7.9 b |
| D [mm] * | 3.91 ± 0.47 a | 3.55 ± 0.26 b | 3.68 ± 0.53 a,b | 5.15 ± 0.73 | 4.90 ± 0.68 | 5.01 ± 0.89 |
| Wf [J] * | 0.21 ± 0.04 b | 0.18 ± 0.03 a | 0.18 ± 0.04 a | 0.32 ± 0.07 a | 0.29 ± 0.06 a,b | 0.28 ± 0.06 b |
| FLC [N] * | 70.8 ± 6.2 b | 63.2 ± 7.1 a | 63.8 ± 9.8 a | 95.4 ± 6.8 a | 92.2 ± 5.1 a | 84.2 ± 6.0 b |
| S [N/mm] * | 37.6 ± 4.8 a,b | 39.6 ± 13.0 a | 33.5 ± 5.7 b | 37.8 ± 3.6 | 37.0 ± 4.2 | 36.9 ± 4.9 |
Results with different superscript letters in the same row differ significantly (p < 0.05) within one cultivar; * ANOVA followed by the Tukey test; # Kruskal-Wallis test followed by the Mann-Whitney U test with Bonferroni correction.