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Data and analysis code for: Effects of short hot-water treatment and crown-targeted non-pesticide sprays on crown rot development and postharvest quality of export banana Jhih-Rong LIAO (23610262) Agricultural biotechnology not elsewhere classified Crown Rot Diseases <p dir="ltr">This research-data record supports the manuscript “Effects of short hot-water treatment and crown-targeted non-pesticide sprays on crown rot development and postharvest quality of export banana”. The package contains archived source workbooks, analysis-ready datasets, executable Python code, complete numerical model outputs, data-provenance documentation, a data dictionary, and selected source photographs documenting the experimental workflow and crown rot index grading scale.</p><p dir="ltr">The study included a preliminary heat-treatment screen and a formal experiment comparing 15 postharvest treatment regimens. Export-grade Musa AAA Group ‘Tai-Chiao No. 1’ (‘Wu Long’ selection) fruit were obtained from three export-supplier lots in southern Taiwan. The formal experiment evaluated a short hot-water treatment at 50 °C for 5 min, six crown-targeted non-pesticide materials applied with or without prior hot-water treatment, a thiabendazole reference treatment, and a water control. Fruit were stored at 14 °C for 7 or 14 d and subsequently subjected to ethylene-induced ripening. Crown rot index was assessed repeatedly during ripening, while soluble solids, pulp firmness, peel colour, titratable acidity, and ascorbic acid were measured at the final assessment.</p><p dir="ltr">The primary disease analysis used a cumulative-logit ordinal generalised estimating equation with categorical ripening day, supplier-lot blocking, and a treatment-by-storage-duration interaction. Storage-specific treatment contrasts were adjusted for multiple comparisons. The package also contains supplier-lot sensitivity analyses, disease progression summaries, fruit-quality models, treatment-ranking analyses, and reproducible figure-generation scripts.</p><p dir="ltr">The non-pesticide solutions were applied directly to the cut crown using a hand-held trigger sprayer. The procedure had been calibrated for consistent application, but the nominal spray volume and trigger count were not retained in the archived records. A matched crown-water spray control was not included. Incidental peel black spotting following spray contact was not systematically assigned or scored; therefore, these data should not be interpreted as evidence of whole-fruit spray safety.</p><p dir="ltr">The journal Supplementary Information, containing Tables S1–S9 and Figures S1–S7, is submitted separately and is not duplicated in this research-data record.</p> 2026-09-22T03:09:26Z Dataset Dataset 10.6084/m9.figshare.33393622.v2 https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/Data_and_analysis_code_for_Effects_of_short_hot-water_treatment_and_crown-targeted_non-pesticide_sprays_on_crown_rot_development_and_postharvest_quality_of_export_banana/33393622 CC BY 4.0