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Table 3 Interaction of time and coating on the TSS, TA, and TSS/TA of duke cherries during the storage

From: Postharvest application of Aloe vera gel and thymol enhances shelf-life of duke cherries via altering physiochemical parameters

Parameter

Treatment

Day storage

0

7

14

21

28

TSS (%)

Control

16.95 ± 0.15 a

17.31 ± 0.22 a-e

17.73 ± 0.18 efg

18.21 ± 0.33 hi

18.70 ± 0.26 j

 

AVG

16.95 ± 0.11 a

17.05 ± 0.12 abc

17.25 ± 0.31 a–d

17.59 ± 0.19 d–g

17.86 ± 0.19 gh

 

Thymol

16.96 ± 0.10 a

17.19 ± 0.20 a-d

17.41 ± 0.21 b–f

17.91 ± 0.14 gh

18.43 ± 0.26 ij

 

AVG + thymol

16.95 ± 0.16 a

16.99 ± 0.20 ab

17.15 ± 0.46 abc

17.44 ± 0.16 d-g

17.75 ± 0.25 fg

TA (%)

Control

2.55 ± 0.15 a

2.33 ± 0.15 abc

2.07 ± 0.13 cde

1.42 ± 0.27 g

1.01 ± 0.20 h

 

AVG

2.56 ± 0.15 a

2.49 ± 0.21 ab

2.37 ± 0.12 abc

1.99 ± 0.21 de

1.86 ± 0.17 ef

 

Thymol

2.53 ± 0.18 a

2.43 ± 0.12 ab

2.22 ± 0.11 bcd

1.67 ± 0.22 fg

1.42 ± 0.15g

 

AVG + thymol

2.55 ± 0.14 a

2.51 ± 0.13 ab

2.42 ± 0.12 ab

2.07 ± 0.17 cde

1.86 ± 0.23 ef

TSS/TA

Control

6.65 ± 0.12 a

7.42 ± 0.26 ab

8.56 ± 0.52 ab

13.10 ± 0.16 d

19.08 ± 0.79 e

 

AVG

6.60 ± 0.16 a

6.87 ± 0.58 a

7.27 ± 0.13 a

8.81 ± 0.20 abc

9.58 ± 0.47 bc

 

Thymol

8.06 ± 0.49 ab

7.06 ± 0.16 a

7.83 ± 0.20 ab

10.71 ± 0.38 c

12.92 ± 0.34 d

 

AVG + thymol

6.63 ± 0.11 a

6.77 ± 0.12 a

7.08 ± 0.13 a

8.43 ± 0.15 ab

9.51 ± 0.18 bc

  1. Mean values followed by the similar letters across coating treatment and storage time for each parameter are not significantly different from each other at P ≤ 0.05 (Duncan’s multiple range test)
  2. Values are means of three replicates ± SD