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Preharvest Application of Hexanal as a Surface Treatment Improved the Storage Life and Quality of Mango Fruits

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Title Preharvest Application of Hexanal as a Surface Treatment Improved the Storage Life and Quality of Mango Fruits
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Creator P. Preethi
K. Soorianathasundaram
A. Sadasakthi
K.S. Subramanian
S. Vijay Rakesh Reddy
G. Paliyath
J. Subramanian
 
Subject hexanal
surface coating
mango
membrane integrity
storage life
fruit quality
 
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Not AvailabMango is a highly preferred seasonal tropical fruit with a maximum shelf-life of five to
seven days. Hexanal is a plant volatile compound assayed in green tissues and showing significance
in enhancing storage life and fruit quality attributes by preserving membrane integrity. This
experiment explored the effect of the pre-harvest application of an aqueous hexanal composition
(active ingredient: 0.02% hexanal) in altering the post-harvest storage behavior of four mango
cultivars. The pre-harvest application of the hexanal formulation to the fruit surface twice before
the harvest date drastically slowed down the physiological loss in weight by 70% to 80%, and
reduced the ethylene evolution rate by two to three folds, respectively. The pre-harvest hexanal
formulation spray combined with post-harvest cold storage prominently improved the storage life
along with the total soluble solids, total sugars, ascorbic acid and carotenoid content compared to
untreated fruits stored in ambient conditions. Though ripening coincides with the increased activity
of enzymes, the hexanal formulation spray acts predominantly in bringing down the activities of
fruit softening enzymes viz. pectinmethlyesterase (43%) and polygalacturonases (37%), and
antioxidant enzymes viz. peroxidase (67%) and catalase (45%), respectively.
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Date 2022-02-03T05:31:06Z
2022-02-03T05:31:06Z
2021-11-01
 
Type Research Paper
 
Identifier Preethi, P., Soorianathasundaram, K., Sadasakthi, A., Subramanian, K. S., Vijay Rakesh Reddy, S., Paliyath, G., & Subramanian, J. (2021). Preharvest Application of Hexanal as a Surface Treatment Improved the Storage Life and Quality of Mango Fruits.Coatings, 11(10),1267. (NAAS-8.44) https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings11101267
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/69416
 
Language English
 
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Publisher MDPI