Table 4.
Effect of interactions of soil texture (clay–loam—CL; sandy loam—SL) and mulching (biodegradable film—MB; low density polyethylene—LDPE) on color parameters L* (brightness), C (chroma), and h (hue angle) of muskmelon fruits.
| Treatments | L* | C | h | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay–loam | MB | 53.9 ± 1.2 b | 35.6 ± 1.4 | 61.6 ± 0.6 b |
| LDPE | 61.9 ± 1.0 a | 41.6 ± 1.4 | 63.5 ± 0.4 a | |
| Sandy loam | MB | 55.4 ± 0.8 b | 38.4 ± 0.8 | 61.2 ± 0.2 b |
| LDPE | 58.9 ± 0.5 b | 44.5 ± 0.5 | 61.5 ± 0.2 b | |
| CL | 57.9 ± 1.1 | 38.6 ± 1.1 b | 62.5 ± 0.4 a | |
| SL | 57.2 ± 0.6 | 41.4 ± 0.7 a | 61.4 ± 0.1 b | |
| MB | 54.7 ± 0.7 b | 37.0 ± 0.8 b | 61.4 ± 0.3 b | |
| LDPE | 60.4 ± 0.6 a | 43.0 ± 0.8 a | 62.5 ± 0.3 a | |
| Significance | ||||
| Soil texture (S) | ns | ** | ** | |
| Mulching (M) | *** | *** | ** | |
| S × M | ** | ns | * | |
ns: not significant; *, **, and ***: significant at p ≤ 0.05, p ≤ 0.01, and p ≤ 0.001, respectively. Different letters within each column indicate significant differences according to Tukey’s test (p ≤ 0.05).