Cucumber Diameter Change
Wax Solution Concentrations (%)
Constants
R
2
A
b
c
0 (control)
0.0001
- 0.0028
0.0567
0.983
25
0.0001
- 0.0024
0.0335
0.985
50
6 × 10
-5
- 0.001
0.0129
0.994
75
6 × 10
-5
- 0.0005
0.0129
0.999
100
4 × 10
-5
- 0.0001
0.01
0.999
Temperature (°C)
Constants
R
2
A
b
c
5
5 × 10
-6
- 0.0008
0.044
0.986
10
4 × 10
-6
- 0.0007
0.0442
0.983
15
4 × 10
-6
- 0.0006
0.0429
0.962
25 (Room Temperature)
3 × 10
-6
- 0.0007
0.0751
0.997
Table 1:
The constants a, b, c and coefficient of determination for diameter change at the different wax solution concentrations and the different storage temperatures.
