Table 5. Changes in texture (km/m³) of oriental melon according to drying method

Parameter		Sample	Storage period (day)				F-value
Parameter		Sample	1	5	10	15	F-value
Texture(kg/cm²)	Strongness	HAD¹⁾	⁴⁾^b0.44±0.02^B⁵⁾	^b⁵⁾0.25±0.02^C	^b0.25±0.01^C	^a0.50±0.02^A	208.60^***
		CAD²⁾	^b0.24±0.12^A	^b0.24±0.02^A	^c0.18±0.00^B	^b0.18±0.04^B	8.91^**
		FD³⁾	^a3.82±0.76^A	^a0.39±0.02^B	^a0.46±0.02^B	^a0.38±0.12^B	59.64^***
	F-value		63.92^***⁷⁾	60.59^***	577.60^***	14.93^**
	Hardness	HAD	^b4.51±0.14^B	^b5.01±0.53^A	^b5.34±0.39^A	^b3.38±0.15^C	20.42^***
		CAD	^b4.17±0.12^B	^b4.72±0.41^A	^b4.44±0.24^B	^c1.76±0.12^B	87.61^***
		FD	^a27.41±2.96^A	^a8.01±0.63^B	^a8.26±0.87^B	^a5.13±0.90^B	117.50^***
	F-value		181.99^***	33.74^**	14.94^**	30.09^**
	Cohesiveness	HAD	^a86.21±3.01^A	^a^b82.31±5.87^A	^ns85.52±0.73^A	^b73.57±0.87^B	9.04^*
		CAD	^a89.20±2.75^A	^a85.05±2.40^A^B	^ns79.90±4.81^B	^a82.23±1.51^B	4.97^*
		FD	^b56.03±4.94^C	^b72.41±5.85^B	^ns38.62±1.48^A	^b75.55±2.94^B	23.20^***
	F-value		77.84^***	5.36^*	ns⁶⁾	15.80^**
	Elasticity	HAD	^a^b104.29±4.35^A	^ns105.59±4.89^A	^ns105.81±5.04^A	^ns87.39±1.56^B	13.57^**
		CAD	^a113.65±0.55^NS	^ns100.00±0.00^NS	^ns110.00±10.00^NS	^ns101.15±11.51^NS	NS
		FD	^b88.24±13.65^NS	^ns88.25±13.65^NS	^ns97.783.85^NS	^ns89.83±2.13^NS	NS
	F-value		7.23^*	ns	ns	ns
	Chewiness	HAD	^b26.72±0.95^A	^b14.51±0.80^B	^b15.11±0.49^B	^a25.99±0.10^A	193.25^**
		CAD	^b15.45±0.91^A	^b14.47±1.67^A	^c10.39±0.63^B	^b10.39±1.89^B	11.31^**
		FD	^a149.73±15.92^A	^a20.26±1.39^B	^a27.31±0.60^B	^a20.34±6.35^B	164.10^***
	F-value		195.68^***	18.51^**	693.26^***	12.51^**
	Brittleness	HAD	^b27.85±1.11^A	^ns15.31±0.85^C	^b15.99±0.85^C	^a22.71±0.98^B	116.94^**
		CAD	^c17.56±0.96^A	^ns14.47±1.67^B	^c11.17±1.73^C	^b10.97±0.84^C	16.93^**
		FD	^a130.70±6.30^A	^ns19.18±3.61^B	^a26.71±1.56^B	^a18.27±5.73^B	409.60^***
	F-value		842.30^***	ns	89.72^***	10.21^*

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⁾ns : none significant.
^7)*p<0.05, ^**p<0.01, ^***p<0.001.