Table 1 Summary of mean values and standard deviation (SD) for the sensory evaluation on the strawberries cultivated from C (no PGPR); T1 (0.24% PGPR); and T2 (0.48% PGPR).
Type of testing | Attributes | C | T1 | T2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liking/Disliking 9-point Hedonic scale (1: Dislike extremely ~ 9: Like extremely) | Overall liking (N.S.) | Mean | 6.92 | 6.92 | 6.92 |
(SD) | (1.67) | (1.44) | (1.64) | ||
Appearance liking (N.S.) | Mean | 6.75 | 6.90 | 6.79 | |
(SD) | (1.94) | (1.59) | (1.74) | ||
Flavor liking (N.S.) | Mean | 6.81 | 6.98 | 7.02 | |
(SD) | (1.72) | (1.58) | (1.58) | ||
Texture liking (N.S.) | Mean | 6.40 | 6.75 | 6.73 | |
(SD) | (2.00) | (1.64) | (1.5) | ||
Just about right (JAR) (1: Much too little ~ 5: Too much) | Sweetness (N.S.) | Mean | 2.67 | 2.65 | 2.73 |
(SD) | (0.68) | (0.68) | (0.72) | ||
Tartness (N.S.) | Mean | 2.92 | 2.94 | 2.83 | |
(SD) | (0.59) | (0.5) | (0.51) | ||
Firmness (N.S.) | Mean | 2.42 | 2.56 | 2.52 | |
(SD) | (0.72) | (0.61) | (0.58) | ||