Ripening Method

Ripening period (Days)

Shelf life (Days)

Post-harvest handling

Post-harvest handling

PH1

PH2

Mean

PH1

PH2

Mean

Smoking using kerosene burning

4

3.67

3.83

10

8.67

9.34

Mixed with ripened tomato

6

5

5.5

13.67

11.33

12.5

Packing in plastic bag

5

4.33

4.67

11.33

10.67

11

Mixed with moringa leaf

4.33

4

4.17

11

10.33

10.67

Mean

4.83

4.25

4.54

11.50

10.25

10.88

p-value

0.012^a

<0.001^b

0.610^c

<0.001^a

<0.001^b

0.045^c

C.V. (%)

10.9

4.8

L.S.D. (5%)

0.437^a

0.612^b

NS^c

0.453^a

0.641^b

0.906^c