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Advances in Packaging of Litchi Fruit to Maintain the Quality

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Title Advances in Packaging of Litchi Fruit to Maintain the Quality
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Creator S.K. Purbey
Alemwati Pongener
Evening Stone Marboh
Narayan Lal
 
Subject Litchi chinensis
packaging
postharvest
MAP
fruit quality
 
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Litchi is distinctly a delicate, delicious summer delight, juicy, flavoured and attractive bright red
colour fruit having good source of minerals and vitamins. India and China account for about 91
percent of the world’s litchi production but it is mainly marketed locally. Despite its wide popularity
and demand in domestic and international market, transporting the fruit to distant markets has
remained a challenge due to its highly perishable nature. Postharvest interventions therefore
become indispensable to preserve litchi fruit quality for longer duration. One among such
interventions is packaging that directly influences transpiration losses and respiratory metabolism in
litchi fruit. Packaging plays the all important roles of containment, protection, convenience, and
communication. Previously, gunny bags, bamboo basket, wooden boxes were used for packaging,
but are now being rapidly replaced by corrugated fibre board (CFB) boxes for the versatility they
bring. Modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) of litchi in combination with postharvest treatments offers promising solutions to preserve litchi fruit quality. Intelligent packaging through use of
sensors, wireless sensor networks, radio-frequency identification device (RFID) etc show the way
ahead for future packaging solutions. Nonetheless, innovation in litchi packaging will require careful
considerations of all factors that lead to quick fruit deterioration and generation of waste.
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Date 2019-12-03T04:50:46Z
2019-12-03T04:50:46Z
2019-10-04
 
Type Research Paper
 
Identifier Purbey, S., Pongener, A., Marboh, E., & Lal, N. (2019). Advances in Packaging of Litchi Fruit to Maintain the Quality. Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology, 38(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.9734/cjast/2019/v38i130342
2457-1024
http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/26449
 
Language English
 
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Publisher Science Domain International, Hooghly