|
Treatments |
Carotene content (mg /100g) |
| 3rd DOS |
7th DOS |
12th DOS |
| Location I |
Location II |
Mean |
Location I |
Location II |
Mean |
Location I |
Location II |
Mean |
| T1 |
20.73 |
19.56 |
20.15 |
21.45 |
20.26 |
20.86 |
22.1 |
20.1 |
21.10 |
| T2 |
21.28 |
20.33 |
20.81 |
22 |
21.03 |
21.52 |
22.65 |
21.65 |
22.15 |
| T3 |
20.95 |
20.00 |
20.48 |
21.67 |
20.70 |
21.19 |
22.32 |
21.32 |
21.82 |
| T4 |
21.68 |
20.73 |
21.21 |
22.4 |
21.43 |
21.92 |
23.05 |
22.05 |
22.55 |
| T5 |
19.93 |
18.78 |
19.36 |
20.65 |
19.48 |
20.07 |
21.3 |
20.30 |
20.80 |
| T6 |
20.51 |
19.30 |
19.91 |
21.23 |
20.00 |
20.62 |
21.88 |
20.88 |
21.38 |
| T7 |
20.25 |
18.98 |
19.62 |
20.97 |
19.68 |
20.33 |
21.62 |
20.62 |
21.12 |
| T8 |
22.23 |
21.28 |
21.76 |
22.95 |
21.98 |
22.47 |
23.60 |
22.60 |
23.10 |
| T9 |
22.93 |
21.98 |
22.46 |
23.65 |
22.68 |
23.17 |
24.30 |
23.30 |
23.80 |
| Mean |
21.17 |
20.10 |
20.64 |
21.89 |
20.80 |
21.35 |
22.54 |
21.42 |
21.98 |
| SE d |
L |
T |
L x T |
L |
T |
L x T |
L |
T |
L x T |
| 0.3374** |
0.7158* |
0.0123 |
0.3490* |
0.7404* |
1.0471 |
0.3593* |
0.7623* |
1.0781 |
| CD (0.05) |
0.6844 |
1.4519 |
2.0533 |
0.7079 |
1.5017 |
NS |
0.7289 |
1.5463 |
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 8: Effect of post harvest treatments on carotene content (mg /100g) in fruits of banana cv. Nendran (AAB). |
