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Table 3 Agronomic indices of control olives during ripening

From: Effect of ethephon application on the cellular maturity of Olea europaea L. and on the extractability of phenolic compounds in virgin olive oil

Parameter

Samples (control)

S1 (21/09)

S2 (03/10)

S3 (14/10)

S4 (25/10)

S5 (07/11)

S6 (19/11)

S7 (05/12)

Weight of 100 olives (g)

394.1 ± 7.6

401.4 ± 5.4

433.8 ± 7.1

443.4 ± 3.5

445.5 ± 2.2

451.12 ± 2.33

455.9 ± 3.4

Diameters (mm)

17.25 ± 1.32

17.25 ± 1.04

17.68 ± 1.3

17.7 ± 2.12

17.9 ± 1.9

17.93 ± 1.78

18 ± 2.7

Moisture content (%)

64.4 ± 0.13

63.6 ± 0.2

61.9 ± 0.16

58.7 ± 0.15

57 ± 0.11

56.42 ± 0.46

56 ± 0.14

Oil content of olives (g/100 g O.P)

2.56 ± 0.35

3.64 ± 0.19

4.51 ± 0.33

7.72 ± 0.39

14.31 ± 0.43

18.03 ± 0.43

20.8 ± 0.51

T.P content of olives (mg/g O.P)

58.8 ± 1.95

69.1 ± 2.1

50.7 ± 2.42

52.4 ± 1.51

54.2 ± 1.25

66.9 ± 1.7

69.9 ± 1.4

  1. T.P total polyphenols, O.P olive pulp