Parameter | Treatment | Day storage | |||
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7 | 14 | 21 | 28 | ||
Weight loss (%) | Control | 1.82 ± 0.10 c | 3.07 ± 0.10 f | 5.71 ± 0.15 j | 8.82 ± 0.16 m |
 | AVG | 1.38 ± 0.14 b | 2.17 ± 0.23 d | 4.33 ± 0.11 h | 6.40 ± 0.21 k |
 | Thymol | 1.50 ± 0.17 b | 2.56 ± 0.24 e | 4.79 ± 0.18 i | 6.94 ± 0.24 l |
 | AVG + Thymol | 1.09 ± 0.11 a | 1.76 ± 0.15 c | 3.85 ± 0.21 g | 5.62 ± 0.29 j |
Stem browning (%) | Control | 1.88 ± 0.18 c | 3.01 ± 0.14 e | 6.12 ± 0.15 hi | 9.25 ± 0.39 l |
 | AVG | 1.30 ± 0.10 ab | 2.30 ± 0.21 d | 5.17 ± 0.23 g | 7.21 ± 0.28 j |
 | Thymol | 1.63 ± 0.11 bc | 2.70 ± 0.24 e | 5.75 ± 0.36 h | 8.31 ± 0.44 k |
 | AVG + Thymol | 0.93 ± 0.16 a | 1.85 ± 0.28 c | 4.62 ± 0.44 f | 6.20 ± 0.25 i |
Spoilage percentage (%) | Control | 0.00 ± 0.00 a | 2.11 ± 0.10 d | 3.24 ± 0.16 e | 6.15 ± 0.23 f |
 | AVG | 0.00 ± 0.00 a | 0.00 ± 0.00 a | 1.23 ± 0.14 c | 1.93 ± 0.25 d |
 | Thymol | 0.00 ± 0.00 a | 0.00 ± 0.00 a | 0.89 ± 0.15 b | 1.39 ± 0.27 c |
 | AVG + Thymol | 0.00 ± 0.00 a | 0.00 ± 0.00 a | 0.00 ± 0.00 a | 0.95 ± 0.35 b |