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Table 3 Effect of preharvest spraying with moringa leaf extract, boric acid, and chelated calcium on L* of Hollywood plum fruits stored at 0 ± 1 °C and RH 85–90% during 2018 and 2019 seasons

From: Enhancement of antioxidant and storability of Hollywood plum cultivar by preharvest treatments with moringa leaf extract and some nutrients

Treatments

Storage period per weeks

0

2

4

6

8

Mean

 

First season; 2018

T1

31.64e

28.70 fg

28.23f–i

26.49i–k

25.67kl

28.15C

T2

32.90e

32.76e

27.81 g–j

26.59 h–k

24.67 l

28.95B

T3

38.54bc

39.01b

29.73f

28.03f–i

20.89 m

31.20A

T4

41.71a

35.51d

28.40f–h

26.78 h–k

21.97 m

30.87A

Control

36.40d

37.21 cd

24.64 l

25.97j–l

20.71 m

29.00B

Mean

36.24A

34.64B

27.76C

26.77D

22.78E

 
 

Second season; 2019

T1

31.43de

32.47d

26.74i–l

25.82j–m

23.91n

28.08D

T2

36.53c

37.14c

25.29 l–n

27.33 h–j

21.72o

29.60C

T3

41.84a

41.55a

28.97f–h

29.34 fg

25.47 k–n

33.44A

T4

39.76b

31.52de

30.39ef

28.22 g–i

24.59mn

30.90B

Control

30.73d–f

32.28d

28.98f–h

27.11i–k

21.44o

28.11D

Mean

36.06A

34.99B

28.07C

27.57C

23.43D

 
  1. Means in each column with similar letters are not significantly different