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Data from: Shelf life and quality of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) fruits as affected by neem leaf extract dipping and beeswax coating

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Abstract

The data was generated to investigate the effect of Beeswax (BW) coating and Neem leaf extract (NLE) dipping on the shelf life and quality of tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) over a storage period of 36 days. A factorial combination of four levels of Neem plant extract (control, 15%, 20% and 25%) and four levels of beeswax coating (control, 3%, 6% and 9%) storage treatments with three replications were applied on fully matured green tomatoes in the study. The treatments were arranged in a randomized complete block design. The average storage room air temperature and relative humidity varied from 15.2 ºC to 20.4 ºC and 55.53% to 69.46% RH during 36 days of storage period at Haramaya University from February to April 2020. Data were recorded on 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, and 36 days after storage. Data on physiological loss in weight, chemical compositions (total soluble solids, pH, titratable acidity, and ascorbic acid), decay (%), percentage marketability, and shelf life were assessed at an interval of four days during 36 days of storage period under ambient conditions.