Fruits and vegetables are highly perishable in nature. Several factors could affect the quality
and shelf life of fruits and vegetables. Packaging materials (usually made up of polymers …

The increased demand for avocado, and therefore production and consumption, generate
large quantities of by-products such as seeds, peel, and defatted pulp, which account for …

Postharvest diseases are one of the major causes for the postharvest loss of horticultural
fresh produce during the supply chain. The incidence of postharvest diseases can affect the …

Finding safe and effective alternatives to synthetic fungicides for reducing postharvest losses
of harvested commodities has been a focus of much research over the past three decades …

Significant postharvest losses occur during the supply chain of fresh produce. Postharvest
decay is one of the main factors that determines losses and compromises the quality of fruit …

Modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) technology has been commercially viable since the
1970s. Currently, MAP is extensively used worldwide to preserve the quality and extend the …

Avocado fruit has high economic value; however, major post-harvest losses are
encountered throughout the supply chain mostly due to anthracnose disease caused by the …

There have been many reviews concerned with antimicrobial food packaging, and with the
use of antifungal compounds, but none provided an exhaustive picture of the applications of …

This study aimed to evaluate the combined application of modified atmosphere packaging
(MAP) with essential oil (EO) vapours (Thyme, Clove, and Cinnamon) on the shelf life …

Essential oils (EOs) have been proved as natural food preservatives because of their
effective and wide-spectrum antimicrobial activity. They have been extensively explored for …