After packaging treatments, fruit were placed in totally opened plastic boxes and stored at 6 0.5C and 90 5% RH for up to 210 days. After 60, 120, 180, and 210 days of storage, 36 fruit from each experimental unit were transferred to an evaluation room;
18 of the pomegranates were analyzed immediately for quality assessment while the rest were evaluated after been kept for 3 days at 20C.