Research Article

Capillary Water in Pericarp Enhances Hypoxic Condition during On-Tree Fruit Maturation That Induces Lignification and Triggers Translucent Flesh Disorder in Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L.)

Table 1

Water content in peel and aril after water applying at fruit surface of on-tree mature green mangosteen fruit. The values were mean ± SE (). Different letters in each column showed dissimilarity from Tukey’s (HSD) test ().

Water applying (days)Water content (%)
UnripeRipe
PeelArilPeelAril

0.1183.83 ± 0.1368.05 ± 1.9784.97 ± 1.43
271.87 ± 0.8784.16 ± 0.9167.92 ± 1.2983.43 ± 0.96
372.45 ± 0.6985.62 ± 0.9668.07 ± 1.0984.57 ± 0.46