*2.5. Sample Storage*

Coated and control samples were stored in plastic containers (each container contained six to seven fruit samples) and covered with polyvinyl chloride stretch film (PVC film). Small four to five holes were made in the PVC film (1–2 mm each) to maintain the atmospheric composition of air within the container (Figure 1). Plastic containers were stored in the refrigerator at 4 ◦C for two weeks and tests were done on both the control and coated samples every three days (days 0, 3, 6, 9, 12, and 15) with quality monitoring on a daily basis [20].

**Figure 1.** Sample storage in plastic containers covered with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) films.
