Ripening Method | Pulp pH at day 1 | Percentage decrease in ratio (%) | |||
Post-harvest handling | |||||
PH1 | PH2 | Mean |
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Smoking from kerosene burning | 6.52 | 6.57 | 6.55 |
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Mixed with ripened tomato | 6.50 | 6.65 | 6.58 |
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Packing in plastic bag | 6.50 | 6.57 | 6.54 |
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Mixed with moringa leaf | 6.52 | 6.60 | 6.56 |
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Mean | 6.51 | 6.60 | 6.56 |
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p-value | 0.085b | 0.935a | 0.892c |
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C.V. (%) | 1.7 |
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L.S.D. (5%) | NSa | NSb | NSc |
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| Pulp pH at day 7 | Day 1 - Day 7 | |||
Smoking from kerosene burning | 5.20 | 5.37 | 5.29 |
| 23.82 |
Mixed with ripened tomato | 5.62 | 5.55 | 5.58 | 17.92 | |
Packing in plastic bag | 5.62 | 5.63 | 5.63 | 16.16 | |
Mixed with moringa leaf | 5.40 | 5.37 | 5.38 | 21.93 | |
Mean | 5.46 | 5.48 | 5.47 |
| 19.93 |
p-value | 0.684a | <0.001b | 0.302c |
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C.V. (%) | 2.1 |
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L.S.D. (5%) | NSa | 0.140b | NSc |
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| Pulp pH at day 14 | Day 1 - Day 14 | |||
Smoking from kerosene burning | 4.46 | 4.38 | 4.42 |
| 19.68 |
Mixed with ripened tomato | 4.91 | 4.82 | 4.87 | 14.58 | |
Packing in plastic bag | 4.81 | 4.78 | 4.79 | 17.54 | |
Mixed with moringa leaf | 4.34 | 4.39 | 4.37 | 23.11 | |
Mean | 4.63 | 4.59 | 4.61 |
| 18.66 |
p-value | 0.202a | <0.001b | 0.307c |
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C.V. (%) | 1.5 |
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L.S.D. (5%) | NSa | 0.087b | NSc |
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