Cucumber Weight Change
Wax Solution Concentrations (%)
Constants
R
2
a
B
c
0 (Control)
4 × 10
-5
- 0.0003
0.0145
0.991
25
2 × 10
-5
- 0.0005
0.0098
0.998
50
2 × 10
-5
0.0001
0.0047
0.990
75
2 × 10
-5
- 0.0002
0.0055
0.972
100
1 × 10
-5
- 5 × 10
-5
0.0038
0.995
Temperature (°C)
Constants
R
2
a
B
c
5
1 × 10
-6
- 0.0002
0.0134
0.988
10
1 × 10
-6
- 0.0002
0.0158
0.948
15
2 × 10
-6
- 0.0003
0.0175
0.959
25 (Room Temperature)
2 × 10
-6
- 0.0004
0.0304
0.973
Table 5:
The constants a, b, c and coefficient of determination for weight loss at
the different wax solution concentrations and the different storage temperatures.
