Research Article

Origanum dictamnus Oil Vapour Suppresses the Development of Grey Mould in Eggplant Fruit In Vitro

Table 4

Effects of dittany (DIT) essential oil-enrichment (control or volatiles; 50–100–250 μL/L) on eggplant fruit quality-related parameters following 7 days of vapour enrichment. Treatments were maintained throughout at 12°C and 95% RH. In each column, mean values () followed by the same letter do not differ significantly at according to Duncan’s Range Test.
(a)

DITWeight loss (%)Firmness (kg cm−2)TSS (°Brix)TA (% citric acid)pH

01.06a13.52a4.01a0.77a5.63a
501.07a13.34a3.88a0.76a5.50a
1000.97ab14.61a3.95a0.77a5.54a
2500.88b15.59a3.70a0.75a5.56a

(b)

DITColour
CalyxSkinPulp

054.88a29.87a113.08a23.47b3.73a355.68bc82.74c
5054.72a30.03a114.56a24.22a4.63a357.27a84.44bc
10054.52a29.72a114.25a24.68a4.21a355.39c85.10ab
25054.07a31.21a114.60a24.08ab4.48a357.00ab86.60a