Table 1. Maturity index at different storage conditions of sweet lime
Storage time (day) | Storage conditions |
RT | 2°C | 4°C |
1 | 93.75±0.001)b | 62.82±0.57a | 62.8±0.57b |
3 | 25.1±0.06d | 21.0±0.03e | 21.0±0.02e |
5 | 20.9±0.03e | 31.4± 0.06d | 21.5±1.63e |
7 | 14.7±0.77f | 18.9±1.26e | 26.2±0.03d |
9 | 38.1±2.34c | 9.97±0.087f | 13.5±0.77f |
11 | 157.0±0.32a | 62.6±0.14a | 8.96±0.01g |
13 | 157.0±0.00a | 44.5±0.07c | 78.13±0.09a |
15 | 94.5±0.09b | 44.5±1.33b | 39.22±0.01c |
All values are mean±SD (n=3), and different superscript letters (a-) indicate significant differences between days in each storage conditions (Tukey’s multiple range test, p<0.05).
RT, room temperature (21°C).
The maturity index followed the method described by Balcázar-Zumaeta et al. (2024).