*2.7. Shriveling and Decay*

Incidence and severity of fruit physiological disorders of decay and shrivelling were assessed per treatment after 28, 42, 56, and 84 d of storage. The severity of each disorder was assessed subjectively using a hedonic scale of 0–5, where 0 = none; 1 = trace; 2 = slight; 3 = moderate; 4 = severe; 5 = extremely severe. Only severe injuries could be considered as commercially unacceptable [28]. Shrivel and decay indices were calculated by multiplying the scores of severity by the number of fruit affected, divided by the total number of fruit [28,29].
