[Retracted] Physiochemical and Phytochemical Properties of Wax Apple (Syzygium samarangense [Blume] Merrill & L. M. Perry var. Jambu Madu) as Affected by Growth Regulator Application

Table 1

Effect of GA₃, NAA and 2,4-D treatments on physicochemical properties of wax apple fruits.

Treatment (mg/L)	Peel color 𝐿^∗𝑎^∗/𝑏^∗	Pulp firmness (N)	Fruit juice (mL/100 g)	PH	TSS (°Brix)	Titratable acidity (%)
Control	30±3.2^𝑏	6.5±0.45^𝑏	69±0.66^𝑏	4.90±0.10^𝑏	6.70±0.3^𝑏	0.78±0.04^𝑎
GA3 20	85±2.6^𝑎	7.2±0.38^𝑎	80±2.30^𝑎	5.29±0.12^𝑎	9.07±0.3^𝑎	0.72±0.03^𝑏
GA3 50	99±3.0^𝑎	7.5±0.40^𝑎	81±2.08^𝑎	5.17±0.25^𝑎	11.5±0.6^𝑎	0.71±0.04^𝑏
GA3 100	90±2.8^𝑎	6.9±0.26^𝑎	78±1.15^𝑎	5.15±0.20^𝑎	10.1±0.5^𝑎	0.70±0.03^𝑏
LSD (5%)	7.283	1.250	9.42	0.32	1.665	0.085
Control	30±3.2^𝑏	6.5±0.45^𝑏	69±0.66^𝑏	4.90±0.10^𝑐	6.70±0.3^𝑐	0.78±0.04^𝑎
NAA 5	74±3.6^𝑎	7.8±0.43^𝑎	79±2.92^𝑎	4.95±0.16^𝑏	9.76±0.9^𝑏	0.73±0.02^𝑏
NAA 10	80±2.5^𝑎	8.0±0.29^𝑎	82±2.20^𝑎	5.12±0.29^𝑎	10.7±0.9^𝑎	0.72±0.03^𝑏
NAA 20	76±4.0^𝑎	7.5±0.37^𝑎	80±1.66^𝑎	5.09±0.20^𝑏	9.70±0.9^𝑏	0.71±0.04^𝑏
LSD (5%)	5.47	1.43	9.27	0.35	0.836	0.0823
Control	30±3.2^𝑏	6.5±0.45^𝑏	69±0.66^𝑏	4.90±0.10^𝑏	6.70±0.3^𝑏	0.78±0.04^𝑏
2,4-D 5	79±3.0^𝑎	6.9±0.35^𝑎	78±1.76^𝑎	4.99±0.14^𝑎	8.70±0.8^𝑏	0.73±0.04^𝑏
2,4-D 10	83±5.0^𝑎	7.0±0.42^𝑎	75±2.60^𝑎	5.15±0.17^𝑎	8.90±0.9^𝑏	0.74±0.02^𝑏
2,4-D 20	72±3.0^𝑎	6.7±0.31^𝑎	74±1.54^𝑎	4.85±0.12^𝑏	7.26±0.7^𝑏	0.74±0.03^𝑏
LSD (5%)	5.57	1.33	9.53	0.38	1.582	0.093

Means (±SE) within the same column followed by the same letter do not differ significantly according to the LSD test at 𝛼^=0.05.