Ripening Method

Pulp pH at day 1

Percentage decrease in ratio (%)

Post-harvest handling

PH1

PH2

Mean

Smoking from kerosene burning

6.52

6.57

6.55

Mixed with ripened tomato

6.50

6.65

6.58

Packing in plastic bag

6.50

6.57

6.54

Mixed with moringa leaf

6.52

6.60

6.56

Mean

6.51

6.60

6.56

p-value

0.085b

0.935a

0.892c

C.V. (%)

1.7

L.S.D. (5%)

NSa

NSb

NSc

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

C.V. (%)

2.1

L.S.D. (5%)

NSa

0.140b

NSc

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

C.V. (%)

1.5

L.S.D. (5%)

NSa

0.087b

NSc