Table 2.
Post-harvest evolution of quality parameters (mean) of “Braeburn” and “Cripps Pink” apples from the optimum harvest date (HT1) during long-term CA storage.
| Cultivar | “Braeburn” | “Cripps Pink” | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA storage [weeks] | 0 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 28 | 32 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 27 | 30 |
| sample number | 30 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
| weight [g] * | 206.6 | 208.7 | 196.9 | 197.3 | 199.7 | 204.0 | 208.3 | 212.3 | 197.9 | 202.3 | 199.6 | 201.3 |
| total juice [mL] * | 125.7 a | 122.7 a | 102.2 b | 110.0 a,b | 120.5 a,b | 130.0 a | 116.9 a,b | 103.5 b,c | 98.9 c | 111.3 b,c | ||
| pH # | 3.55 a | 3.49 c | 3.57 a | 3.66 b | 3.68 b | 3.51 a | 3.60 b | 3.74 c | 3.70 d | 3.79 e | 3.84 f | |
| TA [g/L malic acid] # | 5.6 a | 5.6 a | 5.1 b | 4.6 c | 4.5 c | 5.6 a | 4.8 b | 4.0 c | 4.0 c | 3.6 d | 3.6 d | |
| TSS [°Brix] * | 10.6 b | 13.0 a | 12.9 a | 12.9 a | 13.4 a | 12.6 a,b,c | 12.9 b,c | 12.4 c | 13.0 a,b,c | 13.2 a,b | ||
| Ff [N] * | 92.5 a | 93.4 a | 84.0 b | 78.5 b,c | 76.2 c | 75.9 c | 110.0 a | 91.6 b | 85.9 b,c | 87.1 b,c | 81.2 c | |
| D [mm] * | 3.91 a | 3.62 a,b,c | 3.48 b,c | 3.39 b,c | 3.26 c | 3.67 a,b | 5.15 a | 4.65 b | 4.52 b,c | 4.45 b,c | 4.22 c | |
| Wf [J] * | 0.21 a | 0.19 a,b | 0.17 b,c | 0.16 c | 0.14 c | 0.16 b,c | 0.32 a | 0.24 b | 0.22 b,c | 0.22 b,c | 0.19 c | |
| FLC [N] * | 70.8 a | 67.5 a,b | 65.1 b,c | 60.0 c,d | 58.1 d | 57.7 d | 95.4 a | 74.2 b | 63.5 c | 63.0 c,d | 58.3 d | |
| S [N/mm] * | 37.6 a,b | 38.4 a,b | 35.9 a | 38.5 a,b | 42.4 b | 36.3 a,b | 37.8 a,b | 32.4 a | 49.5 b | 31.1 a | 30.4 a | |
| glucose [g/100 g] # | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.5 a | 0.5 a | 0.7 a,b | 0.9 b | 0.6 a,b | ||
| xylose [g/100 g] * | 0.03 b | 0.05 a | 0.06 a | 0.05 a | 0.06 a | 0.03 a | 0.03 a | 0.05 a,b | 0.06 b | 0.06 b | ||
| sucrose [g/100 g] # | 2.9 a | 3.2 a | 1.7 b | 1.2 b,c | 0.9 c | 3.5 a | 3.0 a,b | 2.4 b | 2.6 b | 2.4 b | ||
| fructose [g/100 g] * | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 2.8 | ||
Means 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.