The Effects of Calcium Fertilizer Sprays during Fruit Development Stage on Pineapple Fruit Quality under Humid Tropical Climate
Table 6
Effect of calcium on β-carotene and vitamin C of pineapple fruit.
Treatment
β-Carotene (wt%)
Vitamin C (mg kg−1)
1st
2nd
1st
2nd
Control
2.73 ± 0.03a
3.16 ± 0.04a
333.27 ± 11.66ab
437.34 ± 2.10a
CaN
2.68 ± 0.19a
2.89 ± 0.03c
318.45 ± 10.75abc
386.72 ± 11.43a
CaB
3.09 ± 0.38a
3.07 ± 0.06ab
302.56 ± 16.30bc
428.27 ± 22.40a
CaCl
2.81 ± 0.19a
2.98 ± 0.03bc
294.57 ± 15.61c
449.72 ± 38.25a
CaChe
2.58 ± 0.04a
2.95 ± 0.03bc
353.12 ± 10.35a
406.11 ± 5.81a
value
0.56
0.01
0.02
0.23
Mean values within the same column for each trait with the same lowercase letter are not significantly different according to Duncan’s new multiple range test at .