Influence of Edible Coatings on Biochemical Fruit Quality and Storage Life of Bell Pepper cv. “Yolo Wonder”
Table 1
Effect of Aloe vera gel, gum arabic, and cinnamon oil on color , color , and color of bell pepper during cold storage.
Treatments (T)
Storage period (days)
Means
0
4
8
12
16
20
24
Color
Control
39.23 a–i
37.56 h–o
34.93 s–y
34.07 w–a
32.87 z–d
31.80 c–e
30.41 e
34.41 E
Aloe vera gel 4%
38.83 d–j
38.88 c–j
38.93 b–j
37.31 j–p
36.42 l–t
35.74 o–w
34.92 s–y
37.29 C
Aloe vera gel 5%
40.77 ab
40.23 a–e
39.77 a–f
38.93 b–j
37.81 g–m
37.64 g–n
36.08 m–v
38.75 B
Aloe vera gel 6%
40.80 a
39.22 a–i
35.79 n–w
35.07 r–y
34.62 t–z
33.96 w–a
33.60 x–z
36.14 D
Gum arabic 6%
39.70 a–f
39.31 a–h
36.25 m–u
34.79 s–y
34.36 v–z
33.17 y–d
31.93 b–e
35.65 D
Gum arabic 9%
38.89 c–j
38.70 d–k
36.64 l–s
35.10 q–x
34.42 u–z
33.825 x–z
33.21 y–z
35.83 D
Gum arabic 12%
40.72 a–c
40.83 a
40.93 a
40.26 a–e
39.71 a–f
39.18 a–i
38.55 e–k
40.03 A
Cinnamon oil 0.5%
40.87 a
39.93 a–f
37.39 i–o
36.90 k–q
36.18 m–v
35.31 q–x
34.08 w–a
37.24 C
Cinnamon oil 0.75%
41.0 a
40.48 a–d
38.14 f–l
37.64 g–n
36.84 k–r
35.99 m–v
35.34 q–x
37.92 C
Cinnamon oil 1%
39.71 a–f
39.50 a–g
36.58 l–s
35.45 p–x
34.32 v–z
32.60 a–d
31.39 d–e
35.65 D
Means (T)
40.05 A
39.46 A
37.54 B
36.54 C
35.76 D
34.92 E
33.95 F
Color
Control
−18.10 z
−16.59 o
−14.48 f–j
−13.39 c–f
−12.60 b–d
−11.11 ab
−9.74 a
−13.71 A
Aloe vera gel 4%
−17.46 u
−16.17 k
−15.50 h–q
−14.27 e–i
−13.67 c–g
−12.70 b–e
−11.72 b
−14.50 B
Aloe vera gel 5%
−17.93 x
−17.32 t
−16.91 q–z
−16.28 l–v
−16.31 l–v
−15.76 i–s
−14.79 f–l
−16.47 E
Aloe vera gel 6%
−18.39 ab
−17.06 q
−16.29 l–w
−14.84 f–m
−14.59 f–k
−13.52 c–f
−12.45 b–d
−15.30 C
Gum arabic 6%
−17.27 t
−16.44 n
−15.62 i–r
−14.29 e–i
−13.53 c–g
−12.61 b–d
−11.70 b
−14.49 B
Gum arabic 9%
−18.05 y
−16.98 q
−16.49 n–y
−16.02 j–u
−15.31 h–p
−14.62 f–k
−13.96 d–h
−15.92 DE
Gum arabic 12%
−18.12 z
−17.88 w
−17.65 v–z
−17.11 r–z
−16.67 o–y
−16.30 l–u
−16.01 j–s
−17.11 F
Cinnamon oil 0.5%
−17.63 v
−17.23 s
−16.42 m–x
−14.94 f–n
−14.30 e–i
−13.48 c–f
−12.1 bc
−15.17 C
Cinnamon oil 0.75%
−18.52 b
−16.45 n
−15.98 j–u
−15.64 i–s
−14.73 f–l
−14.48 f–j
−13.51 c–f
−15.62 CD
Cinnamon oil 1%
−17.43 u
−16.78 p
−16.15 k–v
−15.64 i–s
−15.12 g–o
−14.26 e–i
−13.40 c–f
−16.47 DE
Means (T)
−17.89 G
−16.89 F
−16.15 E
−15.24 D
−14.68 C
−13.88 B
−12.95 A
Color
Control
26.51 a
23.33 f
22.98 g
21.75 j
21.43 j
19.62 t–v
19.51 u–w
22.16 A
Aloe vera gel 4%
25.69 b
22.61 h
22.08 i
19.93 q–t
19.81 s–u
19.40 v–y
18.44 d–g
21.14 B
Aloe vera gel 5%
24.65 c
22.26 i
21.08 k
20.32 n–p
19.49 u–x
19.54 uv
18.70 b–d
20.86 C
Aloe vera gel 6%
23.48 ef
20.65 m
19.49 u–x
19.17 x–z
18.46 c–f
17.78 jk
17.06 l
19.44 H
Gum arabic 6%
22.93 g
21.05 kl
19.91 r–t
19.22 w–z
19.22 w–z
18.29 f–i
17.64 k
19.75 G
Gum arabic 9%
23.73 de
21.61 j
20.64 m-n
20.25 o–q
20.14 p–r
18.93 z–b
18.37 e–i
20.53 D
Gum arabic 12%
23.00 g
20.74 lm
20.51 m–o
18.77 a–c
18.13 g–i
17.17 l
16.63 m
19.28 I
Cinnamon oil 0.5%
24.60 c
22.58 h
20.51 m–o
19.73 tu
19.09 y–a
18.41 d–h
18.08 ij
20.43 D
Cinnamon oil 0.75%
23.41 ef
20.81 k–m
20.13 r–s
19.76 tu
19.20 w–z
18.69 b–e
18.06 ij
20.01 F
Cinnamon oil 1%
23.92 d
21.66 j
21.43 j
19.69 t–v
19.05 za
18.09 h–j
17.55 k
20.20 E
Means (T)
24.19 A
21.73 B
20.88 C
19.86 D
19.40 E
18.59 F
18.01 G
LSD (). For color L: T = , SP = 0.299, T × SP = 0.945; for color : T = 0.644, SP = 0.538, T × SP = 1.704; for color : T = 0.305, SP = 0.255, T × SP = 0.808. Means not sharing the same letter are significantly different at .
