“…It is estimated that approximately 40−50% of F&V is wasted in the field each year (Jung et al., 2020), predominantly on account of post‐harvest physiological metabolism (e.g., respiration and transpiration), improper storage conditions (e.g., gas environment, temperature, and humidity), and deterioration triggered by microbial multiplication (Perumal et al., 2022), as depicted in Figure 3. More specifically, inappropriate temperatures, humidity, and gas atmospheres may alter the physiological metabolism of F&V themselves, which in turn may accelerate spoilage (Gao et al., 2020; Hu et al., 2019; Liang et al., 2022). Low temperatures can induce chilling injury in some tropical F&V, whereas high temperatures can expedite the metabolism of F&V (Chen, Lin et al., 2022).…”