Firm-ripe avocados from each of the three growers were halved
longitudinally, de-stoned, and peeled and the mesocarps cut longitudinally.
The ends of the tissue were removed to produce a curved
equatorial slice of the fruit flesh 10 mm wide, ≅10 mm thick, and
≅40 mm long (Fig. 1). Slices from a given fruit were randomised
across treatments. Slices were vacuum packed into polyethylene
with nylon barrier bag pouches (80 × 120 mm, 80 μm, O
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transmission