| Treatment |
3D |
5D |
7D |
9D |
11D |
13D |
Mean |
LSD
( p = 0.05) |
| Total Soluble Solids (%) |
| Ethephon (500 ppm) |
3.83 |
4.37 |
4.70 |
5.07 |
5.27 |
5.30 |
4.76 |
Treatment (T)= 0.08
Storage periods (S)= 0.12
T x S= NS
Initial value of total soluble solids at harvest
= 3.45% |
| Ethephon (1000 ppm) |
3.53 |
4.37 |
4.73 |
5.03 |
5.27 |
5.22 |
4.69 |
| Ethephon (1500 ppm) |
3.87 |
4.43 |
4.83 |
5.17 |
5.30 |
5.20 |
4.80 |
| Ethylene gas (100 ppm) |
3.60 |
4.63 |
4.97 |
5.27 |
5.29 |
5.30 |
4.84 |
| Control |
3.80 |
4.10 |
4.60 |
4.90 |
5.17 |
5.23 |
4.63 |
| Mean |
3.73 |
4.38 |
4.77 |
5.09 |
5.26 |
5.25 |
|
|
Titratable Acidity (%) |
| Ethephon (500 ppm) |
0.76 |
0.67 |
0.52 |
0.40 |
0.31 |
0.27 |
0.49 |
Treatment (T) = 0.01 Storage periods (S) = 0.02
T x S = 0.03
Initial value of titratable acidity at harvest = 0.72% |
| Ethephon (1000 ppm) |
0.76 |
0.68 |
0.51 |
0.40 |
0.31 |
0.27 |
0.49 |
| Ethephon (1500 ppm) |
0.78 |
0.70 |
0.53 |
0.42 |
0.34 |
0.28 |
0.51 |
| Ethylene gas (100 ppm) |
0.78 |
0.68 |
0.53 |
0.37 |
0.30 |
0.24 |
0.48 |
| Control |
0.74 |
0.63 |
0.50 |
0.40 |
0.26 |
0.21 |
0.46 |
| Mean |
0.76 |
0.67 |
0.52 |
0.40 |
0.30 |
0.25 |
|
|
Ascorbic Acid (mg/100g) |
| Ethephon (500 ppm) |
12.27 |
12.90 |
14.90 |
16.50 |
17.89 |
20.59 |
15.84 |
Treatment (T) = 0.01
Storage periods (S) = 0.01
T x S = 0.03
Initial value of ascorbic acid at harvest = 11.50 mg/100 g |
| Ethephon (1000 ppm) |
12.89 |
14.29 |
15.89 |
17.80 |
20.69 |
23.90 |
17.58 |
| Ethephon (1500 ppm) |
12.93 |
15.39 |
17.19 |
18.79 |
20.49 |
22.89 |
17.95 |
| Ethylene gas (100 ppm) |
12.57 |
14.89 |
17.79 |
20.09 |
23.19 |
25.69 |
19.04 |
| Control |
11.68 |
12.59 |
13.91 |
15.39 |
16.89 |
18.79 |
14.88 |
| Mean |
12.47 |
14.01 |
15.94 |
17.71 |
19.83 |
22.37 |
|
|
Lycopene Content (mg/100g) |
| Ethephon (500 ppm) |
7.13 |
8.36 |
10.44 |
11.26 |
13.58 |
12.08 |
10.48 |
Treatment (T) = 0.22
Storage periods (S) = 0.26
T x S = 0.58
Initial value of lycopene content at harvest = 6.25 mg/100 g |
| Ethephon (1000 ppm) |
7.30 |
8.64 |
9.27 |
10.51 |
12.93 |
13.82 |
10.41 |
| Ethephon (1500 ppm) |
7.77 |
8.73 |
9.80 |
11.22 |
12.88 |
14.01 |
10.74 |
| Ethylene gas (100 ppm) |
7.90 |
8.45 |
9.52 |
11.78 |
13.02 |
15.27 |
10.99 |
| Control |
6.59 |
7.33 |
8.54 |
9.80 |
11.67 |
12.30 |
9.37 |
| Mean |
7.34 |
8.30 |
9.51 |
10.91 |
12.82 |
13.50 |
|
