Ripening Method

TSS (˚Brix) at day 1

Percentage increase in ratio (%)

Post-harvest handling

PH1

PH2

Mean

Smoking from kerosene burning

9.73

9.53

9.63

Mixed with ripened tomato

9.40

9.47

9.43

Packing in plastic bag

9.47

9.03

9.25

Mixed with moringa leaf

9.37

9.43

9.40

Mean

9.49

9.37

9.43

p-value

0.352^a

0.263^b

0.483^c

C.V. (%)

3.4

L.S.D. (5%)

NS^a

NS^b

NS^c

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

0.002^a

<0.001^b

0.175^c

C.V. (%)

4

L.S.D. (5%)

0.483^a

0.683^b

NS^c

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

0.460^a

0.066^b

0.685^c

C.V. (%)

3.6

L.S.D. (5%)

NS^a

NS^b

NS^c