|
Treatments |
Total soluble solids (%) |
| 3rd DOS |
7th DOS |
12th DOS |
| Location I |
Location II |
Mean |
Location I |
Location II |
Mean |
Location I |
Location II |
Mean |
| T1 |
17.86 |
17.42 |
17.64 |
23.08 |
21.86 |
21.86 |
26.95 |
26.55 |
26.75 |
| T2 |
18.13 |
17.62 |
17.88 |
22.85 |
22.01 |
22.43 |
27.39 |
27.12 |
27.25 |
| T3 |
17.88 |
17.96 |
17.92 |
23.50 |
23.68 |
23.59 |
27.03 |
27.35 |
27.19 |
| T4 |
18.20 |
17.76 |
17.98 |
22.72 |
21.87 |
22.30 |
27.73 |
27.43 |
27.58 |
| T5 |
17.48 |
17.20 |
17.34 |
21.48 |
20.08 |
20.78 |
25.68 |
25.42 |
25.55 |
| T6 |
17.72 |
17.31 |
17.52 |
23.12 |
22.10 |
22.61 |
26.85 |
26.58 |
26.71 |
| T7 |
17.65 |
17.15 |
17.40 |
23.41 |
22.60 |
23.01 |
26.25 |
26.15 |
26.20 |
| T8 |
18.16 |
18.32 |
18.24 |
23.42 |
22.10 |
23.76 |
27.83 |
27.64 |
27.73 |
| T9 |
18.34 |
17.90 |
18.22 |
23.75 |
22.42 |
23.09 |
28.51 |
28.26 |
28.38 |
| Mean |
17.93 |
17.62 |
17.79 |
23.03 |
22.08 |
22.60 |
27.13 |
28.26 |
27.04 |
| SE d |
L |
T |
L x T |
L |
T |
L x T |
L |
T |
L x T |
| 0.0080** |
0.0150** |
0.0212** |
0.0160 |
0.0300 |
0.0424 |
1.4478** |
1.0237** |
0.4826 |
| CD (0.05) |
0.0164 |
0.0307 |
0.0435 |
0.0328 |
0.0614 |
0.0868 |
2.8594 |
2.0219 |
NS |
|
| T1 – 150 ppm GA3 |
T4 – 200 ppm Thiabendazole |
T7 – 1000 ppm CaCl2 + 200 ppm Thiabendazole |
| T2 – 200 ppm BA |
T5– 150 ppm GA3 + 200 ppm Thiabendazole |
T8 – Hot water at 54°C |
| T3 – 1000 ppm CaCl2 |
T6 – 200 ppm BA + 200 ppm Thiabendazole |
T9 – Control (Dipping fruits in normal water) |
|
| Table 4: Effect of post harvest treatments on total soluble solids (%) in fruits of banana cv. Nendran (AAB). |
