temperatures gave rise to significant differences in the values of CAT activities in fruit, where fruit held at 6, 10 and 25 ◦C, CAT activities were significantly elevated with the peak value of 7.23, 6.27 and 8.64 U g−1 FW min−1 at the end of storage, increased by 148%, 117% and 184%, respectively, as compared to the initial values of samples (Fig. 1C)