Visual and Keeping Quality of Stored Bulb Onions as Affected by Harvest and Postharvest Treatments
Table 5
Treatment effect on keeping quality of stored bulb onions.
Treatments
Skin rots
Skin colour
% marketable grade
75%TF-NC-TB
1.83 DE
2.00 BCDE
92.67 C
75%TF-NC-TA
0.50 EF
2.17 BCD
95.67 B
75%TF-2WC-TB
0.17 EF
3.00 A
100.00 A
75%TF-2WC-TA
0.00 F
3.00 A
100.00 A
75%TF-1WC-TB
0.17 EF
2.67 AB
98.83 A
75%TF-1WC-TA
0.00 F
2.67 AB
99.33 A
50%TF-NC-TB
4.00 C
1.17 F
54.83 I
50%TF-NC-TA
3.33 C
1.50 DEF
62.67 H
50%TF-2WC-TB
0.67 EF
2.33 ABC
81.00 E
50%TF-2WC-TA
0.17 EF
2.67 AB
86.00 D
50%TF-1WC-TB
2.50 CD
1.67 CDEF
68.00 G
50%TF-1WC-TA
1.67 DEF
2.00 BCDE
74.33 F
25%TF-NC-TB
8.50 A
1.00 F
3.33 N
25%TF-NC-TA
7.67 A
1.17 F
5.50 N
25%TF-2WC-TB
4.00 C
1.67 CDEF
20.67 K
25%TF-2WC-TA
2.67 CD
2.00 BCDE
25.67 J
25%TF-1WC-TB
5.50 B
1.00 F
11.83 M
25%TF-1WC-TA
3.67 C
1.33 EF
16.50 L
P value
<0.0001
<0.0001
<0.0001
Standard error
0.401
0.179
0.893
Means followed by the same letter within the column for each treatment factors are not significantly different at alpha = 0.05. TF = top fall; WC = week(s) of curing; NC = no curing; TA = topping after; TB = topping before.
