reported
that visual appearance was strongly affected by weight loss, skin
browning, and after 12 weeks of storage most fruit were graded at
the limit of marketability, whereas at the end of the 7 days of shelflife
all control fruit were unmarketable. Weight loss is regarded as
a major cause of loss of visual quality for horticultural products, as
excessive transpiration can lead to desiccation, shriveling, wilting,