Ripening Method | TSS (˚Brix) at day 1 | Percentage increase in ratio (%) | |||
Post-harvest handling |
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PH1 | PH2 | Mean |
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Smoking from kerosene burning | 9.73 | 9.53 | 9.63 |
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Mixed with ripened tomato | 9.40 | 9.47 | 9.43 |
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Packing in plastic bag | 9.47 | 9.03 | 9.25 |
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Mixed with moringa leaf | 9.37 | 9.43 | 9.40 |
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Mean | 9.49 | 9.37 | 9.43 |
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p-value | 0.352a | 0.263b | 0.483c |
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C.V. (%) | 3.4 |
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L.S.D. (5%) | NSa | NSb | NSc |
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| TSS (˚Brix) at day 7 | Day 1 - Day 7 | |||
Smoking from kerosene burning | 14.93 | 15.63 | 15.28 |
| 58.67 |
Mixed with ripened tomato | 12.67 | 14.43 | 13.55 | 43.69 | |
Packing in plastic bag | 12.70 | 13.07 | 12.88 | 39.24 | |
Mixed with moringa leaf | 12.47 | 13.07 | 12.77 | 35.85 | |
Mean | 13.19 | 14.05 | 13.62 |
| 44.43 |
p-value | 0.002a | <0.001b | 0.175c |
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C.V. (%) | 4 |
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L.S.D. (5%) | 0.483a | 0.683b | NSc |
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| TSS (˚Brix) at day 14 | Day 7 - Day 14 | |||
Smoking from kerosene burning | 16.27 | 16.37 | 16.31 |
| 6.74 |
Mixed with ripened tomato | 17.27 | 17.00 | 17.13 | 26.42 | |
Packing in plastic bag | 16.00 | 16.43 | 16.22 | 25.93 | |
Mixed with moringa leaf | 16.17 | 16.63 | 16.40 | 28.43 | |
Mean | 16.43 | 16.61 | 16.52 |
| 21.29 |
p-value | 0.460a | 0.066b | 0.685c |
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C.V. (%) | 3.6 |
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L.S.D. (5%) | NSa | NSb | NSc |
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