Table 1.
Characteristics of fruits at harvest.
| Features | Hortensia | Conference | Alexander Lucas | Nojabrska | Radana | Minimum | Maximum | Mean |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresh weight (g) | 183.92 a1 | 213.59 b | 216.41 b | 324.15 c | 165.21 a | 165.21 | 324.15 | 220.75 |
| Total soluble solids (°Brix) | 9.35 a | 12.64 c | 11.10 b | 12.43 c | 10.69 b | 9.35 | 12.64 | 11.22 |
| Titratable acidity (%) | 0.39 d | 0.15 a | 0.31 c | 0.24 b | 0.47 e | 0.15 | 0.47 | 0.31 |
| Blush (%) | 30.33 b | 0.00 a | 0.00 a | 0.00 a | 46.67 c | 0.00 | 46.67 | 15.61 |
| Firmness (N) | 46.36 b | 50.42 c | 42.80 a | 59.57 d | 73.02 e | 42.80 | 73.02 | 54.49 |
| Ethylene (µL∙kg−1∙h−1) | 0.28 a | 9.98 b | 0.08 a | 0.04 a | 0.16 a | 0.04 | 9.98 | 3.50 |
| CO2 (µL∙g−1∙h−1) | 3.41 a | 10.63 d | 5.40 b | 4.84 b | 7.94 c | 3.41 | 10.63 | 7.64 |
| Starch index (1–10) | 9.80 d | 10.00 d | 8.73 c | 7.80 b | 5.53 a | 5.53 | 10.00 | 8.36 |
1 Data are expressed as mean (n = 9). Means followed by the same letter in the rows are not significantly different at p = 0.05 according to Duncan’s test.