Research Article

[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 2

Effects of growth regulators on TSS/acidity ratio, soluble carbohydrates, and total sugar content of wax apple fruits.

Treatment (mg/L)TSS/acidity ratioGlucose (%)Fructose (%)Inverted sugar (%)Total sugar (mg/100 g)

Control 8 . 5 8 ± 1 . 3 𝑏 5 . 6 0 ± 0 . 2 9 𝑏 5 . 7 3 ± 0 . 1 4 𝑐 6 . 2 5 ± 0 . 7 𝑐 3 . 6 5 ± 0 . 4 7 𝑏
GA3 20 1 2 . 6 ± 1 . 5 𝑎 7 . 0 0 ± 0 . 6 4 𝑎 7 . 0 8 ± 0 . 1 7 𝑏 7 . 3 7 ± 0 . 4 𝑏 5 . 5 7 ± 0 . 2 5 𝑎
GA3 50 1 6 . 1 ± 1 . 7 𝑎 8 . 0 0 ± 0 . 2 0 𝑎 8 . 3 7 ± 0 . 1 5 𝑎 8 . 1 2 ± 0 . 4 𝑎 6 . 5 6 ± 0 . 2 3 𝑎
GA3 100 1 4 . 4 ± 1 . 5 𝑎 7 . 6 0 ± 0 . 2 6 𝑎 8 . 1 8 ± 0 . 2 5 𝑎 7 . 9 3 ± 0 . 5 𝑎 5 . 8 2 ± 0 . 3 2 𝑎
LSD (5%)2.5481.0651.0811.3190.526

Control 8 . 5 8 ± 1 . 3 𝑏 5 . 6 0 ± 0 . 2 9 𝑐 5 . 7 3 ± 0 . 1 4 𝑏 6 . 2 5 ± 0 . 7 0 𝑐 3 . 6 5 ± 0 . 4 7 𝑏
NAA 5 1 2 . 8 ± 2 . 0 𝑎 8 . 0 0 ± 0 . 2 3 𝑎 8 . 0 2 ± 0 . 1 5 𝑎 8 . 2 6 ± 0 . 6 0 𝑎 5 . 8 4 ± 0 . 2 0 𝑎
NAA 10 1 4 . 7 ± 2 . 1 𝑎 7 . 2 0 ± 0 . 3 2 𝑏 7 . 6 2 ± 0 . 1 0 𝑎 6 . 9 6 ± 0 . 4 3 𝑏 6 . 3 5 ± 0 . 1 7 𝑎
NAA 20 1 3 . 6 ± 1 . 7 𝑎 6 . 7 0 ± 0 . 1 8 𝑏 7 . 1 0 ± 0 . 2 7 𝑎 6 . 9 0 ± 0 . 4 5 𝑏 6 . 0 9 ± 0 . 2 3 𝑎
LSD (5%)2.4730.7670.9901.0720.581

Control 8 . 5 8 ± 1 . 3 𝑏 5 . 6 0 ± 0 . 2 9 𝑎 5 . 7 3 ± 0 . 1 4 𝑏 6 . 2 5 ± 0 . 7 0 𝑎 3 . 6 5 ± 0 . 4 7 𝑏
2,4-D 5 1 2 . 8 ± 1 . 8 𝑎 6 . 2 5 ± 0 . 3 0 𝑎 6 . 3 0 ± 0 . 2 5 𝑎 6 . 5 0 ± 0 . 4 5 𝑎 5 . 8 3 ± 0 . 3 0 𝑎
2,4-D 10 1 3 . 7 ± 1 . 9 𝑎 6 . 1 6 ± 0 . 2 9 𝑎 6 . 2 6 ± 0 . 3 0 𝑎 6 . 4 0 ± 0 . 6 5 𝑎 6 . 2 0 ± 0 . 3 2 𝑎
2,4-D 20 1 0 . 1 ± 2 . 0 𝑎 6 . 0 0 ± 0 . 3 4 𝑎 5 . 8 0 ± 0 . 1 9 𝑎 6 . 1 7 ± 0 . 5 3 𝑎 4 . 8 1 ± 0 . 2 7 𝑏
LSD (5%)2.8720.6530.7820.8900.672

Means (±SE) within the same column followed by the same letter do not differ significantly according to the LSD test at 𝛼 = 0 . 0 5 .