ISOL Iodine as a post-harvest treatment for avocados
The Results
Trial 1 (ISOL Dip)
Table 1: Post harvest scores for avocados dipped in ISOL after harvest compared to control. Assessment was a 1-5 scale.
| Treatment | Iodine | Control |
| Mean | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| Standard Error | 0.10 | 0.12 |
| Number | 53 | 50 |
| Confidence Interval (95%) | +/- 0.19 | +/- 0.24 |
Chart 1: Mean post-harvest scores for Iodine and Control treatments (ISOL Dip). Error bars are 95% Confidence Intervals
Chart 2: Post harvest scores by days from treatment for Iodine and Control treatments.
Table 2: Time taken for avocados to be assessed (time taken to achieve optimal ripening stage + 2/3 days) for avocados dipped in ISOL compared to control
| Treatment | Iodine | Control |
| Mean | 20.5 | 21.6 |
| Standard Error | 0.26 | 0.25 |
| Number | 53 | 50 |
| Confidence Interval (95%) | +/- 0.52 | +/- 0.50 |
Chart 3: Days to assessment for Iodine and Control treatments (ISOL dip). Error bars are 95% confidence intervals.
Chart 4: Number of avocados assessed each day from treatment.
Trial 2 (ISOL in tray)
Image 1. Avocados after 26 days at storage at 5oC. Control (Left) and Iodine (Right)
Image 2. Avocados after 31 days at storage at 5oC. Control (Left) and Iodine (Right)
Chart 5: Mean post-harvest scores for Iodine and Control treatments (ISOL in tray). Error bars are 95% Confidence Intervals.
Chart 6: Days to assessment for Iodine and Control treatments (ISOL in tray). Error bars are 95% confidence intervals.
I ISOL Iodine treatment – Index