However, no significant variation (P ≥ 0.05) was observed between different concentrations
of the PDICs in terms of disease severity. The postharvest treatments with inorganic salt (3% sodium bicarbonate or 3% calcium chloride) or hot water at 51.5 C alone also reduced disease
severity over the control (Table 2). The average disease severity in the control fruit reached 4.34 (i.e. nearly 30% fruit area affected).Individual treatments generally kept disea seseverity ratingbe low