three replicates of control consistingof three plots of 10 plants per plot were maintained. After eachtreatment, fruit (the entire bunch of 5–6 fruit which is the mostmature cluster) were harvested once, after one week of initiationof spray (Fig. 1) for 3 consecutive weeks. Two clusters of fruit wereharvested from each experimental plot (a total of 6 clusters pertreatment).