Data table 01: Fruit weight loss percentage

Sample weight at different days

Treatment Sample
No.
00 03 06 09 12
A 380 347 319 305 298

Control B 275 245 220 201 195

C 334 275 237 207 202

D 352 314 270 235 223

A 280 256 254 239 233

Hot water
+ B 369 339 338 335 333
LDPE
C 240 224 221 218 215

D 360 351 330 323 318

Hot water A 275 263 258 252 249

+
LDPE+ B 397 380 373 370 362
1%
PERFORA- C 269 263 260 255 252
TION
D 355 346 243 338 336
Data table 02: skin color
Scale: 1=completely green, 2=slightly green, 3=50% green color and 50 % yellow color 4=more
yellow than green , 5= yellow

Skin color at different days

Treatment Sample

No.
00 03 06 09 12
A 1 1 2 2 2

B 1 1 2 2 2

control C 1 1 1 2 2

D 1 1 2 2 2

A 1 1 1 2 2

Hot water B 1 1 2 2 3
+ C 1 2 2 2 2

LDPE D 1 1 2 2 2

Hot water A 1 1 2 2 3
+ B 1 2 2 2 3
LDPE+ C 1 2 2 2 3
1% D 1 2 2 2 3
PERFORA-

TION
Data table 03: soluble solid content

Soluble solid at different days

Treatment 00 03 06 09 12

Sample-1 Sample-2 Sample-3 Sample-4 Sample-5

control 8.2 7.0 6.8 6.3 6.1

Hot water +
LDPE 8.2 7.1 6.9 6.6 6.5

Hot water +
LDPE + 1% 8.2 8.0 7.0 6.9 6.7
perforation

Data table 04: pH

PH at different days

Treatment 00 03 06 09 12

Sample-1 Sample-2 Sample-3 Sample-4 Sample-5

control 4.71 4.85 4.87 4.95 4.98

Hot water +
LDPE 4.71 4.75 4.77 4.93 4.96

Hot water +
LDPE + 1% 4.71 4.80 4.85 4.92 4.95
perforation
Data table 05: pulp texture
Scale:
1= complete texture
2=slight loss of texture
3=moderate loss of texture
4= intense loss of texture
5= complete loss of texture

Pulp texture at different days

Treatment 00 03 06 09 12

Sample-1 Sample-2 Sample-3 Sample-4 Sample-5

control 1 1 2 3 3

Hot water +
LDPE 1 1 2 3 4

Hot water +
LDPE + 1% 1 1 2 2 3
perforation
Data table 06: presence of off odour
Scale: 1= absent, 2= fair, 3=moderate, 4= intense, 5=very intense

Off-odor at different days

Treatment Sample
No.

00 03 06 09 12

A 1 1 2 2 3

control B 1 1 2 3 3

C 1 2 2 3 3

D 1 1 2 2 3

A 1 2 3 3 4
Hot water
+ B 1 2 2 3 4
LDPE C 1 3 3 4 5

D 1 2 3 3 4

Hot water A 1 1 2 3 3
+
LDPE+ B 1 1 2 3 3
1%
PERFORA- C 1 2 3 3 4
TION D 1 2 2 3 3
Data table 07: overall acceptability
Scale; 1= excellent, 2= good, 3= regular, 4= bad, 5= very bad

Overall acceptability at different days

Treatment Sample
No.

00 03 06 09 12

A 1 1 2 3 4

control B 1 2 3 3 4

C 1 2 3 3 4

D 1 2 2 3 4

A 1 2 4 5 5
Hot water
+ B 1 2 3 3 4
LDPE
C 1 2 4 5 5

D 1 2 3 4 5

Hot water A 1 2 3 4 4
+
LDPE+ B 1 2 3 3 3
1%
PERFORA- C 1 2 3 3 3
TION
D 1 2 2 3 2
Data table 08: disease severity
Scale: 1= 0% fruit surface rotten, 2= 1-25%, 3= 25-60%, 4= 51-75%, 5= 76-100%

Disease severity at different days

Treatment Sample
No.

00 03 06 09 12

A 1 1 1 2 2

control B 1 1 1 2 2

C 1 1 2 2 3

D 1 1 1 2 2

A 1 2 4 4 5
Hot water
+ B 1 1 2 3 4
LDPE
C 1 1 2 4 5

D 1 2 3 4 4

Hot water A 1 1 1 2 3
+
LDPE B 1 1 1 1 2
+
1%PERFORA-
C 1 1 1 2 3
TION

D 1 1 1 2 2
Data table 09: disease incidence

Diseases incidence at different days

Treatment
00 03 06 09 12

Infected % Infected % Infected % Infected % Infected %

control 0 0 0 0 1 25 2 50 3 75
Hot water
+
LDPE 0 0 1 25 1 25 3 75 4 100

Hot water +
LDPE + 1% 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 25 2 50
perforation

Calculation: