The firmness of fresh fruits was 1.97 kgf. A continuous decline in fruit firmness was observed in all the packaging treatments
by the passage of storage period. Fruit firmness was significantly protected by both the AMAP and MAP samples by the end of day 49 and day 42, respectively. However, a steep and significant decline in fruit firmness was observed for both
the control (CS and CR) samples by the end of day 14 and day 21 respectively