Cucumber Surface Area Change
Wax Solution Concentrations (%)
Constants
R
2
a
b
c
0 (Control)
0.0007
- 0.0043
0.3039
1
25
0.0007
- 0.0065
0.1745
0.997
50
0.0004
- 0.0041
0.1322
0.999
75
0.0003
- 0.004
0.1146
0.994
100
0.0002
- 0.0012
0.0801
0.999
Temperature (°C)
Constants
R
2
a
b
c
5
3 × 10
-5
- 0.0049
0.2879
0.959
10
3 × 10
-5
- 0.0053
0.3245
0.980
15
4 × 10
-5
- 0.0065
0.391
0.988
25 (Room Temperature)
4 × 10
-5
- 0.0089
0.6479
0.999
Table 4:
The constants a, b, c and coefficient of determination for surface area change at the different wax solution concentrations and the different storage temperatures.
