*Treatment %naturally infected tomato fruits Predominant fungi on infected tomatoes Controls 100 Aternaria solani Rosemary(ppm)     100 100 A. solani 500 100 A. solani 1000 80 Alternaria spp. 1500 80 Alternaria spp. 2000 80 Alternaria spp. Oregano essential oil (ppm)     100 60 A. solani 500 80 A. solani 1000 20 A. solani 1500 80 A. solani 2000 40 A. solani

Table 3: % of naturally fungal infected tomato fruits after 45 days of storage at 5°C. *After 4 weeks of refrigeration, cold storage at 5°C of treated tomatoes with either rosemary or oregano essential oil was extended to another 2 weeks. Experiment was stopped when 50% of control fruits had decayed then the percentage of naturally infected tomato fruits was calculated.