A review on the use of essential oils for postharvest decay control and maintenance of fruit quality during storage |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Postharvest Technology Group, Department of Crop Sciences, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria 0001, South Africa;2. Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Centro de Desarrollo de Productos Bióticos, Yautepec, Morelos, 62731, Mexico;1. Department of Biotechnology and Food Technology, Tshwane University of Technology, Faculty of Sciences, Private Bag x680, Pretoria 0001, South Africa;2. Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tshwane University of Technology, Faculty of Sciences, Private bag x680, Pretoria 0001, South Africa;3. 25 Kaptein Jan Street, Rietondale, 0084 Pretoria, South Africa;1. Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, King Khalid University, Abha, 61421, Saudi Arabia;2. Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, 71515, Egypt;1. Department of Agriculture, Medicinal Plants and Drugs Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, G.C. Evin, Tehran, Iran;2. Bioprocessing and Biodetection Lab, Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran;3. Deparment of Plant Protection, Razi University of Kermanshah, Kermanshah, Iran;4. Department of Public Health, Cereal Health research Centre, School of Health, Golestan University of Medical Science, Gorgan, Iran;1. Laboratoire de Biotechnologies et Valorisation des Ressources Naturelles, Faculté des Sciences, Université Ibn Zohr, Agadir, Morocco;2. Southern Cross Plant Science, Southern Cross University, Lismore 2480, NSW, Australia;3. Laboratoire d’Instrumentation des Sciences Analytiques, EA 4672 (LISA), Aix Marseille Université, France;4. Laboratoire de Biotechnologie, Protection et Valorisation des Ressources Végétales, Faculté des Sciences Semlalia, Université Cadi Ayyad, Marrakech, Morocco |
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| Abstract: | 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 quality and restrict the shelf life of the horticultural fresh produce. At present strict regulations are enforced by the fresh produce importing countries regarding the minimum pesticide residue levels in the edible portion of the fresh produce. Some fungal pathogens were reported to develop resistance to synthetic fungicides. Waste disposal of fungicides has an impact on environmental footprint. All theses above-mentioned reasons have necessitated the search for a natural novel fungicide to replace the synthetic fungicide application in the packing line as postharvest treatment.Consumer preference to organic fresh produce is increasingly becoming popular in the developed countries. Therefore, this review summarises the use of essential oils in the control of postharvest diseases of horticultural commodities, their mode of actions, effects on the defence mechanism and quality of fresh fruit. Future research must be focused on conducting large scale trials to prove the feasibility of combination treatments. The cost benefit analysis of the treatments needs to be carried out in order to implement their application and the commercial applications of essential oils and host pathogen infection must be investigated in detail in order to control latent infections during postharvest storage. |
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| Keywords: | Postharvest pathogens Fruits Essential oils Decay control |
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