Application of Bionanocomposites on Horticultural Products to Increase the Shelf Life

Choudhury, Adrija; Jeelani, Peerzada Gh; Biswal, Nishita; Chidambaram, Ramalingam

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-19416-1_25

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“…This suggests that roughly one-fourth of the output is never consumed (Kahramanoğlu, 2017). Improper post -harvest handling results in the loss of 30 to 60% of the world's total yield of fruits and vegetables (Elhadi, 2019;Choudhury et al, 2019). Postharvest losses of horticultural crops can be defined as losses of harvested crops in quality and quantity until consumption (Wendimagegn, 2020).…”

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Postharvest Physiology of Fruits and Vegetables and Their Management Technology: A Review

Ferdousi,

Hussain,

Saha

et al. 2024

THE JAPS

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This review basically provides knowledge regarding postharvest physiology, allied factors and management of harvested horticultural produce. Commodities with higher respiration and ethylene production tend to have shorter shelf life with low quality than those with lower respiration and ethylene production. Transpiration and respiration processes of harvested fruits and vegetables result in weight loss, softening and shriveling, loss of peel glossiness etc. Fruit and vegetable storage life is negatively impacted by ethylene production. Fungi and bacteria are the biggest offenders among almost all postharvest disorders of fruits and vegetables. One of the largest significant factors impacting the postharvest life of fruits and vegetables is temperature because it has an intense influence on the rate of physiological responses such as respiration, transpiration, ethylene production and disease development. The rate of respiration and the generation of ethylene are both regulated by high temperatures. On the other hand, high temperature with high relative humidity favors the disease's development but low temperature (5 o C) and high relative humidity (RH 96%) result in low transpiration. Control or modified atmosphere storage (O2 below 5%, CO2 above 3%), vacuum pack, chemical treatments and edible coating are the effective ways for controlling respiration, ethylene production, transpiration and disease development but it is mainly dependent on types of fruits and vegetables.

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“…Postharvest losses of horticultural crops can be defined as losses of harvested crops in quality and quantity until consumption (Wendimagegn, 2020). Horticultural crops are very perishable in nature, many physiological, biochemical and microbial deterioration happened to occur resulting huge economic losses (Choudhury et al, 2019).…”

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confidence: 99%