International Journal of Horticulture, 2024, Vol.14, No.3, 175-185 http://hortherbpublisher.com/index.php/ijh 180 Figure 3 Post-harvest treatments of salicylic acid on fruit firmness of mango 2.3 Total soluble solids (TSS) The effect of salicylic acid on the TSS of mango fruits has been investigated and showed a significant difference (p≤0.001) throughout the storage period with (Table 3; Figure 4). The total soluble solids increased from control mango fruits (untreated) from the initial to 9th days and then, it declined. Similarly, the other treatments such as 100, 150 and 200 ppm salicylic acid also increasingly provided TSS from the initial to 12th days and afterward, 100 ppm SA treated fruits decreased at 15 days. Hydrolysis of starch and other insoluble carbohydrates into sugar was the reason for an initial increase in the TSS of fruits whereas a slight decrease in the later stage was due to the utilization of soluble solids in the respiratory process. Fruits treated with 200 ppm of salicylic acid were the slowest to reach their TSS peak. This happened possibly due to the slowdown of ripening resulting in lower TSS accumulation. Table 3 Effect of different concentrations of salicylic acid on total soluble solids of mango (Mangifera indicaL.cv. Bombay green) in Bardibas, Mahottari, 2023 Treatments Total Soluble Solids (ºBrix) TSS Initial 3DAS 6DAS 9DAS 12DAS 15DAS Control 8.3 17.46a 19.23a 20.47a - - 50 ppmSA 8.3 15.25b 18.38b 19.48ab 20.01a - 100 ppmSA 8.3 14.25b 17.38b 18.94b 19.97a 18.84b 150 ppmSA 8.3 12.87c 15.16c 18.73b 19.61ab 20.12ab 200 ppmSA 8.3 11.24d 13.43d 16.82c 18.42b 21.44a Grandmean 8.3 14.21 16.71 18.89 19.50 20.13 CV% - 5.3 3.9 4.9 4.1 7.2 SEM(±) - 0.37 0.32 0.65 0.40 0.72 LSD - 1.13 0.99 1.38 1.23 2.30 F-value - *** *** *** * ** Notes: Treatment means in a column with same letters are not significantly different according to DMRT at 5% level of significance, CV = Coefficient of Variation, LSD = Least Significant Difference, SEM (±) = Standard Errors of Means, DAS=Days after Storage, * = significantly different at (p<0.05), ** = highly significant different at (p<0.01), *** = very significantly different at (p<0.001)
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