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Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture

Table 3 Total acids, vitamin C concentration, fruit juice pH and total soluble solids of fruits under various treatments at the end of 2nd week

From: Beneficial effects of rosemary, thyme and tarragon essential oils on postharvest decay of Valencia oranges

 

Total acids (%)

Vitamin C (mg/100 g FW)

TSS (%)

Negative control

1.31a

152.5a

13.7a

Positive control

1.19ab

92.1c

11.7b

Ros500

1.17b

96.4c

12.0ab

Ros1000

1.24ab

97.2c

11.7b

Thym500

1.22ab

112.6b

12.7ab

Thym1000

1.28ab

147.3a

13.3ab

Tar500

1.20ab

115.9b

12.7ab

Tar1000

1.31a

149.4a

13.7a

  1. Ros, Thyme and Tar are abbreviations for rosemary, thyme and tarragon plants that their essential oil was used in two concentrations of 500 and 1000 ppm in this study
  2. Different letters in each column are statistically different (Duncan’s multiple range test)
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