The study was arranged as factorial experiment based on a
completely randomized design with three replications. The first
factor includes immersion fruits at different levels of thyme essential
oils solutions (25, 100 and 200 ppb) and the second was lavender
essential oils solutions (25 and 100 ppb) and fruits immersed in
distilled water as control for 10 min. Fruits were then dried for about
24 h and then stored at 0 to 2°C and 85 to 90% relative humidity for
5 months. After 20, 80, 120 and 160 days storage, 12 fruits per
treatment were taken from cool storage for fruit quality assessment.