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Postharvest handling of ethylene with oxidative and absorptive means

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Fruit ripening is an unfolding of a series of genetically-programmed modifications and tend to be highly orchestrated irrevocable phenomenon mediated by ethylene. Phytohormone ethylene also leads to over-ripening, senescence, loss of texture, microbial attack, reduced post-harvest life and other associated problems during storage and transportation of fruits. Its harmful impacts on fresh fruits, vegetables, and ornamentals result in substantial product losses even up to 80%. Curbing of this inevitable menace is therefore need of the hour. Accrual of ethylene in packaging system should fundamentally be ducked to extend the shelf-life and uphold an adequate superiority of perishables in visual and organoleptic terms. The current review discusses about properties, factors affecting and impact of ethylene, intimidation of its impact at gene vis-à-vis activity level using gene-modification/inhibition techniques, chemical/physical in conjunction with other suitable approaches. It also entails the most commercially cultivated approaches worldwide viz. KMnO4-based oxidation together with adsorption-based scrubbing of ethylene in thorough details. Future ethylene removal strategies should focus on systematic evaluation of KMnO4-based scavenging, exploring the mechanism of adsorption, adsorbent(s) behavior in the presence of other gases and their partial pressures, volatiles, temperature, relative humidity, development of hydrophobic adsorbents to turn-up under high RH, regeneration of adsorbent by desorption, improvement in photocatalytic oxidation etc. and further improvements thereof.

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  1. Division of Quality and Basic Science, ICAR-Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research, Agrasain Marg, PO Box-158, Karnal, 132001, India

    Sunil Kumar & Anuj Kumar

  2. ICAR-Central Institute of Post-Harvest Engineering and Technology, Abohar, 152116, India

    Ramesh Kumar

  3. ICAR-Directorate of Oilseed and Garlic Research, Pune, 410505, India

    Bhushan R. Bibwe

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    Prerna Nath

  5. ICAR-Central Institute of Post-Harvest Engineering and Technology, Ludhiana, 141004, India

    Rajesh K. Singh

  6. CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, 125004, India

    Shiwani Mandhania & Ajay Pal

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    Ramesh Soni

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Kumar, S., Kumar, R., Bibwe, B.R. et al. Postharvest handling of ethylene with oxidative and absorptive means. J Food Sci Technol 61, 813–832 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13197-023-05777-1

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