Characteristics

Days of storage

0

2

4

 

8

10

12

14

C 1

A 2

C

A

C

A

C

A

C

A

C

A

C

A

C

A

Firmness

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

Taste

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

4

4

4

4

4

4

Juiciness

5

5

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

3

4

3

3

2

2

1

Decay

5

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

3

4

3

3

2

Colour

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

3

3

Gloss

5

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

2

Uniformity

5

5

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

Shrivel

5

5

5

4

5

4

4

4

4

3

4

3

3

2

3

2

 

COLD TEMPERATURE

AMBIENT TEMPERATURE

F-RATIO

NS

NS

CD

-

-

S.Em±

0.29

0.36
NS-Non significant
1-cold temperature (10°C±2); 2-ambient temperature (25°C±2) and relative humidity (50±10 %)
Table 3: Effect of post harvest acetic acid treatment on keeping quality of cherry tomato (Marilee red).