Table 2.
Changes in visual quality and decay ratio of oriental melon during storage
| Types | Visual quality score1) | Decay ratio (%)2) |
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| Storage time (days) | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 21 |
| Control | 5.03) | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 22.2 | 41.7 | 63.9 |
| Ice pack | 5.0 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 25.0 | 47.2 |
| Ice pack + Al board | 5.0 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 16.7 | 36.1 |
Visual quality score of 3 represented the shelf life limitation of oriental melon for storage.
Evaluation was conducted by the respective sample sizes (n=46) at each treatment.