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).