Security and safety of fresh produce has become global issue so the protection of fruits and vegetables should be the primary focus for agricultural industry. Shelf time of fresh produce can be influenced by many pre-harvest and post-harvest factors which should be controlled. Different post-harvest treatments such as physical, chemical and gaseous have been discussed here to maintain high safety standards of fresh produce. To overcome mishandlings by previously reported conventional methods, nanotechnology has emerged as a promising tool in the food processing industry, providing new insights about post-harvest technologies to overcome losses. This study also reveals that managing pre-harvest and post-harvest factors will lessen the deprivation of post-harvest standard features in fruits. Effect of silver nanoparticles on shelf life of fruits has been studied which indicates that shelf life of fruits increases when treated with nanomaterials as compared to chemical and other physical treatment which are used to reduce post-harvest losses.

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Ag-纳米结构提高水果保质期的研究进展

新鲜农产品的安全性已成为全球性问题，因此，水果和蔬菜的保护应成为农业的主要重点。新鲜农产品的保质期可能受到许多收获前和收获后因素的影响，这些因素应加以控制。这里讨论了不同的收获后处理方法，例如物理，化学和气体处理，以保持新鲜农产品的高安全标准。为了克服以前报道的常规方法的误操作，纳米技术已成为食品加工行业中一种有前途的工具，它为收获后技术克服损失提供了新见解。这项研究还表明，管理收获前和收获后因素将减少水果中收获后标准功能的丧失。