Table 2. Changes in the pH of oriental melon according to drying method

Sample		Storage period (day)				F-value
Sample		1	5	10	15	F-value
	HAD¹⁾	⁴⁾^b5.96±0.01^B⁵⁾	^a6.08±0.03^A	^a5.89±0.01^C	^c5.77±0.02^D	123.12^***
	CAD²⁾	^a5.98±0.01^A	^b5.90±0.01^B	^b5.85±0.01^C	^a5.86±0.00^C	170.29^***
	FD³⁾	^ab5.97±0.01^A	^c5.84±0.03^C	^a5.89±0.02^B	^b5.63±0.01^D	198.20^***
F-value		9.00^*⁶⁾	63.82^***	12.08^**	302.25^***

Mean±SD.
¹⁾HAD : Hot air-drying.
²⁾CAD : Cold air-drying.
³⁾FD : Freeze-drying.
⁴⁾^a^-^dMeans with different superscript in the same column are significantly different (p<0.05) by Duncan’s multiple range test.
⁵⁾^A^-^DMeans with different superscript in the same row are significantly different (p<0.05) by Duncan’s multiple range test.
^6)*p<0.05, ^**p<0.01, ^***p<0.001