Influence of Coating Application Methods on the Postharvest Quality of Cassava

Table 4

Changes in dry matter content (percentage) of cassava roots dipped and/or sprayed with different edible coating solution 20 days after harvest.

Period of storage (Days)	TREATMENTS
	CONTROL	1.5 xanthan	1.5 xanthan	1.5 xanthan/guar	1.5 xanthan/guar	2 xanthan/guar	2 xanthan/guar	LSD (5 LEVEL)	F
		Dipping	Spraying	Dipping	Spraying	Dipping	Spraying
FRESH	56.1 ± 0.2	56.1 ± 0.2	56.1 ± 0.2	56.1 ± 0.2	56.1 ± 0.2	56.1 ± 0.2	56.1 ± 0.2	0.6	1.000
DAY 2	62.9 ± 0.9	57.4 ± 0.3	55.9 ± 2.5	57.7 ± 0.6	54.6 ± 1.9	53.1 ± 1.3	56.2 ± 1.1	4.3	0.006
DAY 4	64.6 ± 8.2	60.2 ± 1.5	57.9 ± 0.4	58.9 ± 0.5	55.0 ± 0.4	55.9 ± 1.2	60.5 ± 9.2	14.3	0.821
DAY 6	67.9 ± 0.9	62.7 ± 3.9	59.1 ± 0.6	61.3 ± 2.8	56.4 ± 0.4	55.9 ± 1.2	61.6 ± 0.4	5.8	0.095
DAY 8	69.5 ± 1.0	64.5 ± 1.6	59.7 ± 4.0	61.5 ± 4.3	57.7 ± 1.2	56.6 ± 1.6	61.9 ± 0.7	7.5	0.036
DAY 10	71.5 ± 2.4	66.0 ± 1.6	62.0 ± 0.6	62.1 ± 0.9	56.6 ± 0.5	58.2 ± 1.3	63.0 ± 2.1	5.8	0.095
DAY 12	73.4 ± 2.0	67.9 ± 5.2	62.8 ± 1.0	65.0 ± 1.4	58.3 ± 0.8	62.2 ± 0.5	68.8 ± 0.7	9.3	0.047
DAY 14	73.4 ± 1.5	67.4 ± 2.2	64.1 ± 0.9	67.9 ± 3.1	58.8 ± 0.1	62.6 ± 0.3	69.7 ± 2.9	5.6	0.001
DAY 16	73.4 ± 0.3	73.8 ± 3.3	70.5 ± 0.9	71.0 ± 1.5	67.2 ± 0.9	63.8 ± 1.3	70.9 ± 0.6	5.2	0.012
DAY 18	74.3 ± 4.8	74.8 ± 0.4	71.6 ± 0.4	71.3 ± 3.7	71.1 ± 0.7	63.9 ± 1.1	72.3 ± 0.4	4.9	0.008
DAY 20	77.8 ± 0.8	76.0 ± 0.7	72.5 ± 2.8	72.4 ± 0.7	71.7 ± 0.9	64.6 ± 1.5	74.1 ± 0.6	4.1	<0.001

Values are means ± SE. Means with different superscript letters in a row are significantly (P≤0.05) different, n=3.