Methods and compositions comprising essential oils or components thereof for protecting harvested fruits against decay caused by a specific pathogenic fungus are provided, such as Cinnamon cassia oil for protection of persimmons against Alternaria alternata, strawberries against Botrytis cinerea, or mandarins against Penicillium italicum or Penicillium digitatum. A plan identifying a set of critical documents to be processed as part of a mail run is received at the sorter. The housing has a threshing section and a separating section corresponding to the threshing portion and the separating portion. However, situations may arise where reduction of series inductances and resistances cannot be accomplished.