Ripening Method

Pulp to peel ratio at day 1

Percentage increase in ratio (%)

Post-harvest handling

PH1

PH2

Mean

Smoking using kerosene burning

1.25

1.23

1.24

Mixed with ripened tomato

1.23

1.24

1.24

Packing in plastic bag

1.25

1.25

1.25

Mixed with moringa leaf

1.25

1.23

1.24

Mean

1.25

1.24

1.24

p-value

0.343^a

0.674^b

0.192^c

C.V. (%)

1.3

L.S.D. (5%)

NS^a

NS^b

NS^c

Pulp to peel ratio at day 7

Day1 - Day 7

Smoking using kerosene burning

1.95

1.98

1.96

58.06

Mixed with ripened tomato

1.62

1.72

1.67

34.68

Packing in plastic bag

1.93

1.76

1.84

47.20

Mixed with moringa leaf

1.78

1.87

1.83

47.58

Mean

1.82

1.83

1.83

47.58

p-value

0.520 ^a

<0.001^b

<0.001^c

C.V. (%)

2.4

L.S.D. (5%)

NS ^b

0.054^b

0.076^c

Pulp to peel ratio at day 14

Day 7 - Day 14

Smoking using kerosene burning

3.14

3.22

3.18

62.24

Mixed with ripened tomato

2.31

2.70

2.50

49.70

Packing in plastic bag

2.66

3.12

2.89

57.07

Mixed with moringa leaf

2.40

2.99

2.70

47.54

Mean

2.63

3.01

2.82

54.10

p-value

<0.001^a

<0.001^b

0.017^c

C.V. (%)

4.3

L.S.D. (5%)

0.107^a

0.151^b

0.213^c