Table 2
Changes in quality characteristics of Prunus mume fruit treated with 1-MCP and ethylene-absorbent during storage

Weeks	Sample	Weight loss (%)	pH	Total soluble solids (°Brix)	Total acidity (%)	Decay (%)
Initial	Cont	0.00±0.00¹⁾	2.68±0.02^A2)	7.73±0.31^A	6.13±0.17^A	0.00±0.00^A
2	Cont	0.90±0.34	2.60±0.02^A	8.70±0.10^B	6.06±0.10^B	1.33±1.15^A
	Cont-P	0.02±0.03	2.57±0.01^A	7.90±0.10^A	5.53±0.09^A	0.67±1.15^A
	Cont-PE	0.00±0.01	2.57±0.01^A	8.10±0.10^A	5.58±0.10^A	0.67±1.15^A
	MCP-P	0.04±0.09	2.56±0.05^A	7.93±0.42^A	5.59±0.38^A	0.67±1.15^A
	MCP-PE	0.01±0.01	2.59±0.02^A	8.00±0.20^A	5.41±0.14^A	1.33±1.15^A
4	Cont	12.18±3.14	2.75±0.01^B	7.73±0.23^A	5.27±0.19^A	80.00±2.00^C
	Cont-P	0.21±0.08	2.66±0.03^AB	7.80±0.40^A	5.29±0.16^A	7.00±1.00^B
	Cont-PE	0.05±0.12	2.65±0.04^AB	8.07±0.50^A	5.34±0.49^A	5.00±1.00^AB
	MCP-P	0.27±0.20	2.65±0.04^AB	7.73±0.31^A	5.07±0.16^A	2.00±2.00^A
	MCP-PE	0.28±0.17	2.61±0.06^A	8.13±0.23^A	5.28±0.24^A	2.67±2.31^AB
6	Cont	22.11±1.08	-³⁾	-	-	98.00±0.00^D
	Cont-P	0.35±0.18	2.66±0.03^A	7.93±0.76^A	4.71±0.30^A	10.00±4.00^C
	Cont-PE	0.11±0.05	2.66±0.05^A	8.40±0.00^A	4.77±0.18^A	5.00±1.00^B
	MCP-P	0.27±0.06	2.65±0.01^A	8.53±0.46^A	5.00±0.17^A	2.00±0.00^AB
	MCP-PE	0.42±0.16	2.67±0.03^A	8.13±0.46^A	4.69±0.16^A	0.67±0.58^A
8	Cont	24.93±1.40	-	-	-	98.00±0.00^E
	Cont-P	0.85±0.11	2.81±0.02^A	7.53±0.31^AB	4.37±0.16^BC	46.00±7.21^B
	Cont-PE	0.15±0.00	2.94±0.04^B	7.00±0.20^A	3.88±0.23^A	69.00±5.00^C
	MCP-P	0.70±0.23	2.80±0.02^A	8.53±0.12^C	4.57±0.07^C	5.00±2.65^A
	MCP-PE	0.66±0.09	2.95±0.05^B	7.73±0.55^B	4.01±0.38^AB	83.33±11.37^D

Values are means±SD.
^A-E Means with different letters within the same column are significantly different at p<0.05.
Cannot be measured because of decay.