*2.10. Statistical Analyses*

The significance of the treatment effects (Ecs), storage days and their interaction on the determined variables was estimated by two-way ANOVA. In controls, one-way ANOVA was also performed. During the last two sampling dates and also when denoted, partial analysis of data was performed in addition to two-way ANOVA of all data from day 7. Mean comparisons were performed using the Tukey-HSD multiple range test (α = 0.05) with standard error (SE) values calculated from the residual variances. Data of weight loss (WL), pedicel removal force (PRF), and the analyses of respiration rates (RR) of controls, hue angle of controls and pedicel removal force of controls were transformed to log10, while c-3-glc and analyses of controls of c-3-rut, catechin, epicatechin, chlorogenic and neochlorogenic acids were transformed to the square root. The data presented were back transformed. Decay data were analyzed without transformation after checking the residuals for normality, according to the Shapiro–Wilk test, and the plot of the residuals for homoscedasticity. All statistical analyses were performed using STATGRAPHICS Plus (Statgraphics Technologies Inc., The Plains, VA, USA).
