Table 2.
Effect of different treatments on ‘Thomson navel’ orange fruit firmness (N) during storage at 5 °C
| Treatments | Storage time (day) | Mean | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 14 | 21 | ||
| Control | 27.76 ± 0.78 e* | 23.48 ± 1.22 d | 21.10 ± 0.76 f | 24.11 ± 3.03 F† |
| ET | 27.49 ± 0.85 e | 24.33 ± 2.04 d | 22.12 ± 1.28 ef | 24.65 ± 2.66 F |
| SH | 39.94 ± 1.48 a | 36.13 ± 1.79 ab | 30.88 ± 0.86 bc | 35.65 ± 4.01 AB |
| CW | 39.10 ± 0.87a | 35.20 ± 1.47ab | 31.18 ± 0.61 bc | 35.16 ± 3.55A–C |
| CF | 32.56 ± 1.80 cd | 28.61 ± 1.34 c | 24.99 ± 1.20 d | 28.72 ± 2.25 E |
| CF + CW | 39.63 ± 0.91 a | 35.74 ± 1.79 ab | 32.25 ± 2.44 ab | 35.87 ± 3.47 AB |
| 0.3% CEO | 33.17 ± 0.66 c | 30.19 ± 0.90 c | 28.70 ± 1.87 c | 30.69 ± 2.25 D |
| 0.4% CEO | 31.55 ± 1.06 cd | 28.78 ± 1.01 c | 25.16 ± 1.44 d | 28.50 ± 2.95 E |
| 0.5% CEO | 31.80 ± 1.80 cd | 28.52 ± 1.34 c | 24.97 ± 1.20 d | 28.43 ± 3.22 E |
| 0.6% CEO | 31.06 ± 0.11 d | 28.22 ± 1.10 c | 24.67 ± 1.29 de | 27.98 ± 2.90 E |
| 0.3% CEO + SH | 36.79 ± 0.91 b | 33.76 ± 2.21 b | 30.32 ± 0.51 bc | 33.62 ± 3.34 C |
| 0.4% CEO + SH | 39.48 ± 1.03 a | 35.27 ± 1.16 ab | 31.13 ± 0.54 bc | 35.29 ± 3.71 A–C |
| 0.5% CEO + SH | 39.30 ± 1.03 a | 35.74 ± 1.79 ab | 32.58 ± 2.99 ab | 35.87 ± 3.56 AB |
| 0.6% CEO + SH | 39.61 ± 0.80 a | 35.48 ± .065 ab | 30.61 ± 0.39 bc | 35.23 ± 3.94 A–C |
| 0.3% CEOSH | 39.59 ± 1.27 a | 34.66 ± 2.21 ab | 30.69 ± 0.72 bc | 34.98 ± 4.08 C |
| 0.4% CEOSH | 40.07 ± 0.80 a | 35.66 ± 1.08 ab | 30.61 ± 1.25 bc | 35.45 ± 4.20 A–C |
| 0.5% CEOSH | 40.13 ± 0.93 a | 36.82 ± 1.30 a | 34.10 ± 2.72 a | 37.02 ± 3.05A |
| 0.6% CEOSH | 39.78 ± 0.72 a | 36.27 ± 0.32 ab | 31.01 ± 0.87 bc | 35.69 ± 3.86 AB |
| Mean | 36.05 ± 4.59 A† | 32.38 ± 4.91 B | 28.73 ± 4.52 C | |
| A of V GLM | DF | Mean Sq | Significance | |
| Treatment (T) | 17 | 183.425** | P = 0.01 | |
| Storage duration (Sd) | 2 | 789.942** | P = 0.01 | |
| T × Sd | 34 | 3.778** | P = 0.01 | |
| Error b | 68 | 1.294 | ||
ET 1.5% ethanol, SH 10% shellac, CW commercial wax, CF 0.5% commercial fungicide, CEO cinnamon essential oil, CEO + SH CEO and SH separately, CEOSH SH enriched with CEO
*Similar letters (lower case) in the same column are not significantly different according to LSD test (P = 0.01).
†Values with capital letters show the differences for mean of treatments and times. The results are presented as the mean ± standard deviation.