Ripening Method

Physiological weight loss 7 days after storage (%)

Physiological weight loss 14 days after storage (%)

Post-harvest handling

Post-harvest handling

PH1

PH2

Mean

PH1

PH2

Mean

Smoking from kerosene burning

10.58

11.42

11

16.13

16.17

16.15

Mixed with ripened tomato

7.49

8.10

7.8

10.52

13.15

11.83

Packing in plastic bag

9.51

10.39

9.95

13.79

14.60

14.19

Mixed with moringa leaf

9.46

9.53

9.5

13.44

14.09

13.77

Mean

9.26

9.86

9.56

13.47

14.50

13.99

p-value

0.007^a

<0.001 ^b

0.423^c

<0.001^a

<0.001^b

0.001^c

C.V. (%)

4.8

3.3

L.S.D. (5%)

0.403^a

0.570^b

NS^c

0.398^a

0.563^b

0.796^c