Fruits dipped in an Imazalil solution (Deccozil 50, Decco, Italy)
containing 1000 mg/l of active ingredient in 1% citric acid and
untreated fruit were used as controls. Lemons (approximately
300 per each treatment) were placed in three plastic trays
(100 fruit per tray) and cold-stored for 60 days at 12
1 C and 90–
95% RH, followed by 7 days of shelf-life at 20
2 C. The percentage
of decayed lemons was recorded at the end of the shelf-life. Fruit
were considered decayed when infected by one or more pathogens
including P. digitatum, P. italicum and minor fungal pathogens.