Table 1. Effects of AVG treatments on fruit quality attributes of ‘Formosa’ plums at harvest

Treatment(mL/L) Application time(DBH1)) Fruit weight(g) Flesh firmness(N/Φ11mm) Soluble solids content(˚Brix) Titratable acidity(%)
Control - 109.9±4.932)a3) 4.17±0.33b 7.93±0.06a 1.15±0.01a
AVG (75) 10 115.6±5.61a 6.30±0.25a 8.43±0.26a 1.16±0.01a
5 116.6±5.62a 6.29±0.63a 8.63±0.43a 1.15±0.02a
Ethylene production(μL/kg/h) Fruit peel color
Lightness(L*) Redness(a*) Yellowness(b*)
Control - 3.68±0.98a 40.1±1.52a 15.9±2.28a 12.9±1.14a
AVG (75) 10 1.32±0.67b 37.8±1.87a 12.6±1.80a 14.0±0.83a
5 1.23±0.63b 41.6±1.71a 12.8±1.65a 15.5±1.15a
1)DBH: days before harvest date, which was 19 July 2016.
2)All value are expressed as mean±SE of triplicate determinations.
3)Different superscripts within the column are significantly different at p<0.05 by Duncan’s multiple range test.