The severity of disease of the treated banana fruit was
assessed after transfer to room temperature on days 1, 4 and
7. There were significantly differences at day 4 among all treatments
(Fig. 5e). At day 7, even though there were significant
differences among treatments, all treatments had scores near 5
except for the CE plus chitosan treatment (4.6). The respiration
rates in all treatments reached a maximum at day 7 at room temperature
(Fig. 5g). The lowest rates of respiration were found in