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Table 3 Residual concentrations of azoxystrobin and chlorothalonil in each divided tissue sample of raw and wax removal-treated (WRT) apples after submerging in diluted solutions of fungicide

From: Effects of cuticular waxes on permeation of fungicides azoxystrobin and chlorothalonil into apples

Fungicide

Washing treatment

Apple part

Residual concentrationa (ng g−1)

Incubation for 1 h

Incubation for 24 h

Incubation for 48 h

Raw

WRT

Raw

WRT

Raw

WRT

Azoxystrobin

No

Peel

336.0 ± 5.2

346.1 ± 0.5

328.7 ± 0.9

400.0 ± 0.5

340.5 ± 0.4

441.7 ± 0.9

  

Pulp-1

7.9 ± 0.2

20.9 ± 0.0

11.7 ± 0.0

22.4 ± 0.1

12.1 ± 0.0

24.6 ± 0.0

  

Pulp-2

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3.3 ± 0.0

4.3 ± 0.0

3.7 ± 0.0

6.2 ± 0.0

  

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Yes

Peel

63.5 ± 0.3

29.6 ± 0.6

72.4 ± 0.1

40.6 ± 0.6

103.1 ± 0.9

52.0 ± 0.6

  

Pulp-1

8.4 ± 0.0

4.2 ± 0.1

12.7 ± 0.1

4.9 ± 0.1

14.2 ± 0.2

13.3 ± 0.1

  

Pulp-2

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2.5 ± 0.0

3.1 ± 0.0

  

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Chlorothalonil

No

Peel

421.4 ± 0.4

446.6 ± 0.9

407.3 ± 0.3

498.6 ± 0.0

407.3 ± 0.6

581.0 ± 0.3

  

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Pulp-3

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Yes

Peel

37.5 ± 0.0

7.6 ± 0.0

39.6 ± 0.0

8.1 ± 0.0

63.2 ± 0.0

8.9 ± 0.0

  

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  1. LOQ limit of quantification, 2.0 ng g−1
  2. aMean of triplication ± SD