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Table 3 Effect of gelatin, lemongrass oil, and peppermint oil on fruit firmness (Lb/inch2) of Samany date palm fruits stored at 0.0 °C ± 2 during two experimental seasons

From: Impact of gelatin, lemongrass oil and peppermint oil on storability and fruit quality of Samany date palm under cold storage

 

Storage periods (days)

0

15

30

45

60

75

Mean

Treatment

2016

Control

18.10

17.43

17.23

16.52

13.72

10.13

15.52 a

Gelatin 1%

18.10

17.47

17.35

16.58

14.20

12.07

15.96 a

Gelatin 2%

18.10

17.53

17.43

16.75

14.43

12.31

16.09 a

Gelatin 4%

18.10

17.60

17.45

16.91

14.52

12.30

16.15 a

Lemongrass oil 0.25%

18.10

17.60

17.53

17.01

15.13

13.41

16.46 a

Lemongrass oil 0.50%

18.10

17.73

17.60

17.05

15.20

13.50

16.53 a

Peppermint oil 5%

18.10

17.50

17.45

16.95

14.67

12.70

16.23 a

Peppermint oil 10%

18.10

17.50

17.50

16.97

14.92

12.70

16.28 a

Mean

18.10 A

17.55 B

17.44 B

16.84 C

14.60 D

12.39 E

 

L.S.D for the interaction effect between treatments and storage periods at 5% = 0.7909

Treatment

2017

Control

18.17

17.21

16.85

15.75

14.57

12.10

15.77 a

Gelatin 1%

18.17

17.31

17.07

16.63

15.15

13.40

16.29 a

Gelatin 2%

18.17

17.77

17.23

17.13

15.52

13.72

16.59 a

Gelatin 4%

18.17

17.80

17.30

17.20

15.65

14.07

16.70 a

Lemongrass oil 0.25%

18.17

17.97

17.52

17.32

16.13

14.10

16.87 a

Lemongrass oil 0.50%

18.17

17.96

17.60

17.35

16.30

14.87

17.04 a

Peppermint oil 5%

18.17

17.90

17.50

16.96

15.47

13.52

16.59 a

Peppermint oil 10%

18.17

17.93

17.42

17.13

15.69

13.60

16.66 a

Mean

18.17 A

17.73 B

17.31 C

16.93 D

15.56 E

13.67 F

 

L.S.D for the interaction effect between treatments and storage periods at 5% = 0.7067