Table 1. Changes in the sensory evaluation character istics of mini sweet pumpkins during storage at different temperature conditions
| Evaluation | Storage condition | Storage period (days) 7 scale (n=10) |
| Curing at 30°C for 7days | 30 days | 60 days | 90 days | 120 days | 150 days |
| Color | 8°C | 5.40±1.26 | 5.60±0.97Aab1) | 5.70±0.67Aa | 5.60±0.69Aab | 5.30±0.67Aab | 4.80±1.13Ab |
| 12°C | 4.70±1.06Bb | 5.60±0.84Aab | 5.90±0.87Aa | 4.80±1.54Ab | 4.70±0.67Ab |
| 12°C plasma curing | 5.10±0.73ABa | 5.40±1.26Aa | 4.90±0.88Aa | 4.80±1.13Aa | 4.50±0.97Aa |
| control | 5.10±0.56ABa | 5.10±0.87Aa | 5.00±0.82Aab | 4.50±1.43Aab | 4.10±0.99Ab |
| Flavor | 8°C | 5.20±0.79 | 5.10±1.10Aa | 5.20±1.22Aa | 4.90±0.73Aa | 4.80±1.47Aa | 4.70±0.82Aa |
| 12°C | 5.00±0.47Aab | 5.30±0.95Aa | 5.00±1.05Aab | 4.40±1.07Abc | 4.00±0.67Bc |
| 12°C plasma curing | 4.80±0.63Aa | 5.10±1.19Aa | 4.50±1.17Aa | 4.20±1.54Aa | 2.60±0.97Cbc |
| control | 5.00±0.67Aa | 4.40±1.51Aa | 4.30±1.25Aa | 4.20±1.03Aa | 3.10±0.73Cbc |
| Sweet taste | 8°C | 5.00±0.67 | 5.70±0.82Aa | 6.10±0.57Aa | 4.80±0.49ABb | 4.40±0.96ABb | 4.40±1.07Ab |
| 12°C | 5.10±1.19Aab | 5.40±0.52Aa | 4.70±1.25ABab | 4.60±0.97Aab | 4.30±0.67Ab |
| 12°C plasma curing | 5.70±0.67Aa | 6.10±0.87Aa | 3.40±1.50Bb | 2.80±1.13Cb | 1.70±0.82Bc |
| control | 5.50±0.71Aa | 5.10±1.45Aa | 5.00±0.67Aa | 3.70±0.82BCb | 2.20±1.39Bc |
| Mealiness | 8°C | 6.50±0.85 | 5.90±0.74Aa | 5.40±0.84ABab | 5.20±0.91Aab | 5.10±0.57Aab | 5.00±1.05Ab |
| 12°C | 5.10±0.74Bab | 5.60±0.97Aa | 5.10±0.57Aab | 4.90±1.19ABab | 4.30±0.95ABb |
| 12°C plasma curing | 5.30±0.67Ba | 4.20±1.03Bb | 3.70±1.56Bb | 3.50±1.27Bb | 1.90±0.99Cc |
| control | 4.90±0.31Ba | 5.20±0.79ABa | 5.10±0.87Aa | 4.30±1.06ABa | 3.10±1.72Bb |
| Overall acceptability | 8°C | 5.83±0.42 | 5.64±0.94Aa | 5.50±1.07ABa | 5.12±0.52Aa | 4.94±0.67Aa | 4.94±0.67Aa |
| 12°C | 5.40±0.51ABa | 5.70±0.94Aa | 5.30±1.25Aa | 4.90±0.73Aab | 4.30±0.48Bb |
| 12°C plasma curing | 5.80±0.42Aa | 4.30±1.34Bb | 3.80±1.39Bb | 2.80±0.79Bc | 1.90±0.99Cc |
| control | 5.10±0.56Ba | 5.00±0.94ABa | 4.50±1.84Aa | 3.50±0.97ABb | 2.10±0.74Cc |
Means followed by the same letters within the row of each storage condition are not significantly different (p<0.05);
means followed by the same letters within the row per storage period are not significantly different (p<0.05).