Table 2 Esters contents (µg L⁻¹) of harvested apples of protective applications of individuals and combinations of EOs against B. Cinerea (X ± SE)

24.6 ± 2.0ⁱ

27.9 ± 2.3^h

41.7 ± 4.1^g

43.2 ± 3.7^f

64.9 ± 3.8^b

43.3 ± 6.5^e

73.4 ± 5.7^a

49.0 ± 3.6^c

47.2 ± 4.2^d

 < 0.00001

30.6 ± 5.5ⁱ

34.0 ± 6.2^h

44.5 ± 11.9^g

49.5 ± 13.3^f

192.9 ± 9.5^a

176.3 ± 38.5^b

84.1 ± 22.6^d

64.4 ± 11.7^e

140.3 ± 6.9^c

 < 0.00001

38.9 ± 7.1ⁱ

44.1 ± 8.1^h

57.0 ± 9.5^g

59.0 ± 9.9^f

88.6 ± 14.8^b

68.6 ± 12.6^d

100.3 ± 16.8^a

77.6 ± 14.2^c

64.5 ± 10.8^e

 < 0.0001

45.0 ± 2.4^h

50.1 ± 2.6^f

43.1 ± 16.9ⁱ

47.9 ± 18.8^g

73.3 ± 28.8^d

85.1 ± 4.5^b

81.5 ± 3.2^c

94.7 ± 5.0^a

53.3 ± 21.0^e

0.0125

61.0 ± 13.8ⁱ

67.9 ± 15.4^h

71.5 ± 8.3^g

86.9 ± 10.1^f

145.3 ± 16.8^c

138.0 ± 31.2^d

161.6 ± 18.7^a

153.5 ± 34.7^b

100.2 ± 11.6^e

 < 0.00001

31.5 ± 3.9^h

35.1 ± 4.4^g

37.4 ± 1.1^e

41.6 ± 12.2^c

41.2 ± 2.9^d

36.2 ± 3.0^f

70.8 ± 20.8^a

66.4 ± 8.3^b

30.0 ± 2.1ⁱ

0.0003

13.9 ± 2.5ⁱ

15.5 ± 2.8^h

20.3 ± 5.4^g

22.6 ± 6.0^f

87.9 ± 4.3^a

80.3 ± 17.5^b

38.3 ± 10.3^d

29.3 ± 5.3^e

63.9 ± 3.1^c

 < 0.00001

42.4 ± 5.3ⁱ

47.2 ± 5.9^h

50.3 ± 14.8^g

61.2 ± 1.8^f

102.3 ± 30.2^c

95.9 ± 12.1^d

113.7 ± 33.5^a

106.6 ± 13.4^b

70.5 ± 20.8^e

0.0006

12.0 ± 2.2ⁱ

13.4 ± 2.4^h

17.5 ± 4.7^g

19.4 ± 5.2^f

29.7 ± 8.0^b

22.7 ± 4.1^d

33.0 ± 8.9^a

25.3 ± 4.6^c

21.6 ± 5.8^e

0.0027

40.3 ± 12.6ⁱ

44.8 ± 1.4^h

49.1 ± 12.5^g

59.7 ± 15.2^f

99.9 ± 25.4^c

91.1 ± 28.2^d

111.0 ± 31.6^a

101.3 ± 17.4^b

68.8 ± 28.4^e

0.0032

79.8 ± 4.2ⁱ

90.3 ± 4.8^h

93.7 ± 9.8^g

97.0 ± 10.1^f

145.8 ± 15.2^c

140.5 ± 7.5^d

165.0 ± 17.2^a

159.0 ± 8.5^b

106.0 ± 11.1^e

 < 0.00001

184.7 ± 15.1ⁱ

205.4 ± 16.8^g

192.5 ± 85.4^h

214.1 ± 130.7^f

327.4 ± 28.6^d

349.3 ± 145.3^c

364.1 ± 31.8^b

388.4 ± 95^a

238.1 ± 76.9^e

0.029

429.9 ± 39.4ⁱ

486.7 ± 44.6^g

481.3 ± 31.7^h

498.4 ± 32.7^f

748.6 ± 49.2^d

757.0 ± 69.4^c

847.4 ± 55.7^b

856.9 ± 78.6^a

544.4 ± 35.8^e

 < 0.00001

173.4 ± 13.5^b

113.1 ± 5.0^d

265.9 ± 25.6^a

265.9 ± 25.6^a

123.4 ± 6.7^c

173.4 ± 13.5^b

265.9 ± 25.6^a

113.1 ± 5.0^d

123.4 ± 6.7^c

 < 0.00001