NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY INTERVENTION TO ENHANCE POST HARVEST SHELF LIFE OF FRUIT CROPS

Abstract

The increasing human population creates the demand quality food for health on the globe. Moreover, there is wastage of agricultural commodities like highly perishable fruits during post-harvest management via different channel points from farms to consumers. Therefore, there is a need for some alternative, cost-effective, efficient, green and eco-friendly technology to reduce post-harvest losses of fruit crops, especially for climacteric nature. Meanwhile, nanotechnology can provide a great solution of active, smart and antimicrobial activity-based nano packaging for safe transport and less deterioration of fruit quality during the long-distance market. In the present review, cum short communication will discuss some case studies in brief with reported analysis. Moreover, the biotechnological approach of gene expression at the molecular and cellular level is add insight into delaying in ripening of fruits due to nanotechnology.