Plant based natural products as potential ecofriendly and safer biopesticides: A comprehensive overview of their advantages over conventional pesticides, limitations …

A Khursheed, MA Rather, V Jain, S Rasool, R Nazir… - Microbial …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The commercially used synthetic pesticides have been proven to be toxic not only to
humans and other animals, but also to non-target plant, the surrounding organisms around …

[HTML][HTML] Polysaccharides as edible films and coatings: Characteristics and influence on fruit and vegetable quality—A review

A Kocira, K Kozłowicz, K Panasiewicz, M Staniak… - Agronomy, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
There has been a significant increase in the development of edible films and coatings in
recent times, and this is expected to have a significant impact on the quality of fruit and …

Edible coatings enriched with plant-based extracts preserve postharvest quality of fruits: A review

K Bajaj, T Adhikary, PPS Gill, A Kumar - Progress in Organic Coatings, 2023‏ - Elsevier
After the harvest of fruit, various physiological processes, including transpiration and
respiration occur which causes significant losses in fruit quality during transportation and …

Nanotechnology‐enhanced edible coating application on climacteric fruits

T Odetayo, S Tesfay, NZ Ngobese - Food Science & Nutrition, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Climacteric fruits continue to ripen after harvest and produce ethylene, coupled with an
increase in respiration rate, which contributes to more rapid perishability. Inhibition of …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of a gum arabic-based edible coating on guava fruit characteristics during storage

SF El-Gioushy, MFM Abdelkader, MH Mahmoud… - Coatings, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Guava is a nutritious fruit that has perishable behavior during storage. We aimed to
determine the influences of some edible coatings (namely, cactus pear stem (10%), moringa …

Recent advancements of polysaccharides to enhance quality and delay ripening of fresh produce: A review

WXL Felicia, K Rovina, MN Nur'Aqilah, JM Vonnie… - Polymers, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
The freshness of fruits and vegetables plays a significant role in consumers' decision to
purchase a product at the supermarket. Fresh-cut products are the latest trend in fulfilling …

Carboxymethyl cellulose and carnauba wax treatments kept the pomegranate fruit (Punica granatum L.) quality during cold storage via improving enzymatic defense …

F Nazoori, S Mollai, F Sobhani, SH Mirdehghan… - Scientia …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The present research was conducted to apply carnauba wax and carboxymethyl cellulose
coating on pomegranate fruits to evaluate their effects on the quantitative and qualitative …

A novel edible coating based on Albizia [Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth.] gum delays softening and maintains quality of harvested guava fruits during storage

S Gull, S Ejaz, S Ali, MM Ali, S Hussain… - International Journal of …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Guava, a commercially important fruit crop, is being grown in tropical and subtropical
regions around the world. Due to the perishable nature of guava fruits, there are great losses …

Fabrication, characterization and antifungal evaluation of polyphenolic extract activated keratin starch coating on infected tomato fruits

OM Oluba, O Obokare, OA Bayo-Olorunmeke… - Scientific Reports, 2022‏ - nature.com
In recent times, the application of protein-based bio-composite edible films in postharvest
preservation of food and agricultural products is attracting increased attention due to their …