Table 2.
Effects of BTH treatment at different concentrations on ascorbic acid (AsA) content in R. roxburghii fruit.
| Treatment | 0Day | 2 Days | 4 Days | 6 Days | 8 Days | 10 Days | 12 Days | 14 Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | 7.39±0.35a | 7.53±0.13a | 7.49±0.10a | 7.48±0.15a | 7.99±0.37a | 7.58±0.25a | 7.79±0.46a,b | 6.41±0.22a |
| BTH (mg/L) | ||||||||
| 25 | 7.52±0.27a | 7.65±0.81a | 7.83±0.55a,b | 8.23±0.54a | 8.83±0.25a,b | 8.14±0.60a | 7.34±0.74a | 7.54±0.57b,c |
| 50 | 7.45±0.19a | 7.63±0.52a | 7.52±0.59a | 8.11±0.20a | 9.43±0.45b | 8.43±0.39a | 8.65±0.23b,c | 6.76±0.57a,b |
| 100 | 7.43±0.36a | 8.21±0.43a | 8.82±0.27b | 9.22±0.52b | 11.71±1.02c | 11.02±0.84b | 9.48±0.32c | 8.25±0.67c |
| 200 | 7.24±0.37a | 7.78±0.30a | 8.23±1.00a,b | 9.65±0.69b | 9.75±0.61b | 10.12±0.91b | 8.73±0.61b,c | 7.32±0.77a,b,c |
Different letters indicate significant differences between the BTH-treated and control fruit (p<0.05).