Table 2
Effect of ReTain, Harvista and SmartFresh treatments on titratable acidity in ‘Jonathan' apples during cold storage
Treatment1)(mg/L) | Titratable acidity (%) |
Storage duration (days) |
At harvest | 15 | 30 | 45 | 60 | 75 |
Control | 0.69±0.09 | 0.66±0.01a2) | 0.64±0.03a | 0.60±0.01a | 0.56±0.02b | 0.52±0.02b |
ReTain (75) | 0.69±0.09 | 0.64±0.02a | 0.67±0.05a | 0.63±0.03a | 0.62±0.01a | 0.59±0.01a |
Harvista (125) | 0.69±0.09 | 0.62±0.01a | 0.59±0.03a | 0.60±0.01a | 0.59±0.02b | 0.62±0.02a |
Smart Fresh (1) | 0.69±0.09 | 0.64±0.03a | 0.60±0.05a | 0.60±0.04a | 0.59±0.00b | 0.61±0.02a |
Retain, AVG; Harvista, sprayable 1-MCP; SmartFresh, fumigation 1-MCP.
All values are expressed as mean±SD (n=5). Means separation within a column by Duncan's multiple range test (p=0.05).