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Table 6 Fruit physico-chemical analysis as affected by different antibiotic treatments

From: Effect of different combinations of antibiotics on fruit quality and antioxidant defense system in Huanglongbing infected Kinnow orchards

Treatments

Peel thickness (mm)

Peel content (%)

Rag content (%)

Total soluble solids (°Brix)

Titratable acidity (%)

TSS: acidity

Ampicillin sodium + Rifampicin

3.35 a

32.34 a

21.55 ab

11.00 a

0.72 b

15.25 a

Cefalexin + Rifampicin

3.00 ab

27.87 ab

24.46 a

10.50 a

1.62 a

7.06 bc

Ampicillin sodium + Cefalexin

2.84 abc

27.62 ab

22.34 ab

10.16 a

0.74 b

15.25 a

Ampicillin sodium + Cefalexin + Rifampicin

2.57 bc

27.92 ab

19.63 b

10.83 a

0.91 b

12.03 ab

Control (distilled water)

2.28 c

24.19 b

18.97 b

8.83 b

2.12 a

4.29 c

  1. Means within a column with different letters are significantly different at P ≤ 0.05
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