Table 3.
Weight loss, firmness and respiration rate of Navel oranges stored at 1 and 10 °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 | ||
| Weight loss (%) | |||||||
| Time-0 | 0 | ||||||
| <0.001 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 3.8 a |
| 0.1 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 3.7 a |
| 1 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.0 a |
| Mean | 4.1 a | 3.6 b | |||||
| LSD | 0.4 | 0.4 | |||||
| Firmness level (N) | |||||||
| Time-0 | 51.3 | ||||||
| <0.001 | 35.6 | 28.8 | 27.6 | 38.9 | 33.1 | 29.0 | 32.2 a |
| 0.1 | 34.3 | 27.7 | 26.0 | 41.0 | 36.2 | 33.2 | 33.1 b |
| 1 | 33.1 | 25.6 | 23.6 | 38.9 | 34.6 | 31.3 | 31.2 c |
| Mean | 29.1 a | 35.1 b | |||||
| LSD | 0.6 | 0.7 | |||||
| Respiration rate (mL CO2 kg−1 h−1) | |||||||
| Time-0 | 7.0 | ||||||
| <0.001 | 8.5 | 12.9 | 16.0 | 8.1 | 12.7 | 13.8 | 12.0 a |
| 0.1 | 9.3 | 14.5 | 16.4 | 9.0 | 14.8 | 14.9 | 13.2 b |
| 1 | 9.6 | 14.7 | 16.8 | 10.3 | 15.2 | 15.3 | 13.7 c |
| Mean | 13.2 a | 12.7 a | |||||
| LSD | 1.0 | 1.2 | |||||
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.