Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture

Table 2 The number of infected Valencia fruits with various degrees of decay

From: Beneficial effects of rosemary, thyme and tarragon essential oils on postharvest decay of Valencia oranges

	After 1 week				After 2 weeks				After 3 weeks
	Zero decay	Partial decay	Half decay	Full decay	Zero decay	Partial decay	Half decay	Full decay	Zero decay	Partial decay	Half decay	Full decay
Negative control	9	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	8	1	0	0
Positive control	0	5	4	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	9
Ros500	0	9	0	0	0	2	6	1	0	0	0	9
Ros1000	1	8	0	0	0	3	6	0	0	0	0	9
Thym500	2	6	1	0	0	3	6	0	0	0	0	9
Thym1000	4	5	0	0	1	6	2	0	0	3	4	2
Tar500	2	7	0	0	0	7	2	0	0	0	2	7
Tar1000	5	4	0	0	3	6	0	0	0	3	5	1

Ros, Thyme and Tar are abbreviations for rosemary, thyme and tarragon plants that their essential oil was used in two concentrations of 500 and 1000 ppm in this study

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