Treated and control fruit were airdried,
and distributed into groups of nine fruit each in
small polyethylene baskets. Baskets were then placed
in perforated plastic boxes (60 cm×40 cm) and stored
for 2 weeks at 10±2 ◦C, to slow down the browning
rate. All experiments (treatments) were done in
triplicate.
2.4. Analysis of treated and control fruits