Table 3
Effect of ReTain, Harvista and SmartFresh treatments on soluble solids content in ‘Jonathan' apples during cold storage
Treatment1)(mg/L) | Soluble solids content (%) |
Storage duration (days) |
At harvest | 15 | 30 | 45 | 60 | 75 |
Control | 13.0±0.30 | 12.9±0.32b2) | 12.9±0.64a | 13.3±0.80a | 12.8±0.20a | 13.0±0.66a |
ReTain (75) | 13.0±0.30 | 13.2±0.61ab | 13.2±0.45a | 13.2±0.35a | 13.3±0.58a | 12.5±0.40a |
Harvista (125) | 13.0±0.30 | 14.0±0.55a | 12.8±0.43a | 13.1±1.20a | 13.2±0.32a | 12.9±0.45a |
Smart Fresh (1) | 13.0±0.30 | 13.6±0.70ab | 13.5±0.20a | 12.8±0.72a | 12.8±0.37a | 12.9±0.47a |
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).