The Effect of Waxing Options on Shelf Life and Postharvest Quality of “ngowe” Mango Fruits under Different Storage Conditions

Table 6

Changes in total soluble solids (°Brix) for “ngowe” mango fruits which were treated with either 5% Shellac wax, Decco wax or left Untreated (Control) and stored in cold storage (12°C).

Days in storage
Treatment	0	8	15	22	28
Untreated	10.5a	18.37a	21.43a	16.54a
5% Shellac wax	10.5a	16.5a	19.55b	15.9a	17.2a
Decco wax	10.5a	15.65a	15.45c	16.13a	22.2b
Mean	10.5	16.84	18.81	16.19	19.7
LSDs	1.427	2.866	2.055	2.984	3.082

Means within each column followed by different letter differ significantly at ().