Table 2.
Calyx browning, calyx abscission and chilling injury of Navel oranges stored at 10 and 1 °C.
| Quality Parameter/Ethylene Levels (µL L−1) | Storage Temperature/Storage Time (Weeks) | Mean | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 °C | 1 °C | ||||||
| 1 | 5 | 10 Weeks | 1 | 5 | 10 Weeks | ||
| Calyx browning score | |||||||
| Time-0 | 1.0 | ||||||
| <0.001 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.00 a |
| 0.1 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.20 b |
| 1 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.40 c |
| Mean | 2.30 a | 2.00 b | |||||
| LSD | 0.03 | 0.04 | |||||
| Calyx abscission (%) | |||||||
| Time-0 | 0 | ||||||
| <0.001 | 17 | 32 | 46 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 23 a |
| 0.1 | 20 | 40 | 55 | 9 | 20 | 32 | 29 b |
| 1 | 26 | 49 | 61 | 14 | 27 | 41 | 36 c |
| Mean | 38 a | 21 b | |||||
| LSD | 4 | 3 | |||||
| Chilling injury score | |||||||
| Time-0 | 0 | ||||||
| <0.001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.89 | 1.76 | 3 | 0.94 a |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.58 | 1.13 | 2 | 0.62 b |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.34 | 0.7 | 1.21 | 0.38 c |
| Mean | 0.00 a | 1.29 b | |||||
| LSD | 0.04 | 0.1 | |||||
Values are the means of 4 replicates. Means with the same superscript letter across each column and row are not significantly different at p ≤ 0.05.