TABLE 2.
Fruit color characteristics differed by canopy position with in IAD class C.
| Canopy position | Months Storage | Blush Overcolor% | Background color |
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| L* | a* | b* | Hue | Chroma | |||
| External | 0 | 6.65 A | 60.75 | −15.75 | 37.78 | 112.5 B | 41.0 |
| Internal | 0.00 B | 56.68 | −16.30 | 35.64 | 115.1 A | 39.2 | |
| External | 3 | 7.19 A | 67.70 | −14.83 A | 40.65 | 110.0 B | 43.3 |
| Internal | 0.00 B | 67.44 | −15.82 B | 40.69 | 111.3 A | 43.7 | |
| External | 6 | 10.13 A | 68.29 | −14.38 | 41.51 | 109.1 | 43.9 |
| Internal | 0.00 B | 68.12 | −14.99 | 41.06 | 110.0 | 43.7 | |
| External | 8 | 11.93 A | 69.3 A | −13.58 A | 41.63 | 108.1 B | 43.8 |
| Internal | 0.00 B | 67.3 B | −15.19 B | 41.54 | 110.1 A | 44.2 | |
Post hoc SNK test discriminated the means and was reported with capital letters by position within each timepoint. Blush overcolor is diffuse redness of the peel. L, lightness (0 = black, 100 = white), a∗, green–red, b∗, blue–yellow. n ≥ 14 fruit. P < 0.05.