Table 5 Influence of ethephon at veraison on agronomic indices of olives during ripening
Parameter | Samples ethephon (V) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
S1 (21/09) | S2 (03/10) | S3 (14/10) | S4 (25/10) | |
Weight of 100 olives (g) | 392.4 ± 4.9 | 455.3 ± 4.7 | 487.5 ± 5.4 | 514.9 ± 4.4 |
Diameters (mm) | 17.7 ± 0.8 | 19.1 ± 1.7 | 19.5 ± 2.1 | 19.2 ± 1.5 |
Moisture content (%) | 63.5 ± 0.1 | 61.7 ± 0.2 | 59.5 ± 0.1 | 51.8 ± 0.1 |
Oil content of olives (g/100 g O.P) | 2.6 ± 0.4 | 7.6 ± 0.2 | 16.9 ± 1.2 | 26.7 ± 0.2 |
T.P content of olives (mg/g O.P) | 52.7 ± 1.8 | 71.9 ± 1 | 56.7 ± 2.4 | 52.9 ± 1 |