Table 8 Influence of ethephon on the contents of various fractions of pectin (µg galacturonic acids/g dry matter) of olives during ripening

09-September

1846^a

1967^a

–

18604^a

14537^b

–

21-September

1928^a

2113^a

1614^b

12888^a

9790^b

16477^c

03-October

1771^a

2190^b

2081^b

11613^a

9165^b

8996^b

14-October

2525^a

2442^a

2452^a

9288^a

6014^b

5650^b

25-October

2934^a

2841^a

2792^a

7150^a

3106^b

3628^b

07-November

3011

–

–

6239

–

–

19-November

3198

–

–

4572

–

–

05-December

–

–

–

–

–

–