Ethylene Sensor-Enabled Dynamic Monitoring and Multi-Strategies Control for Quality Management of Fruit Cold Chain Logistics
Due to the presence of bioactive compounds, fruits are an essential part of people’s healthy diet. However, endogenous ethylene produced by climacteric fruits and exogenous ethylene in the microenvironment could play a pivotal role in the physiological and metabolic activities, leading to quality lo...
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doaj-1a16c805f216470cb7d20604c48856b82020-11-25T03:57:32ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202020-10-01205830583010.3390/s20205830Ethylene Sensor-Enabled Dynamic Monitoring and Multi-Strategies Control for Quality Management of Fruit Cold Chain LogisticsXuepei Wang0Xinwu Li1Daqi Fu2Rajko Vidrih3Xiaoshuan Zhang4Beijing Laboratory of Food Quality and Safety, College of Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, ChinaBeijing Laboratory of Food Quality and Safety, College of Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, ChinaCollege of Food Science & Nutritional Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, ChinaDepartment of Food Science and Technology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, 999151 Ljubljana, SloveniaBeijing Laboratory of Food Quality and Safety, College of Engineering, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100083, ChinaDue to the presence of bioactive compounds, fruits are an essential part of people’s healthy diet. However, endogenous ethylene produced by climacteric fruits and exogenous ethylene in the microenvironment could play a pivotal role in the physiological and metabolic activities, leading to quality losses during storage or shelf life. Moreover, due to the variety of fruits and complex scenarios, different ethylene control strategies need to be adapted to improve the marketability of fruits and maintain their high quality. Therefore, this study proposed an ethylene dynamic monitoring based on multi-strategies control to reduce the post-harvest quality loss of fruits, which was evaluated here for blueberries, sweet cherries, and apples. The results showed that the ethylene dynamic monitoring had rapid static/dynamic response speed (2 ppm/s) and accurately monitoring of ethylene content (99% accuracy). In addition, the quality parameters evolution (firmness, soluble solids contents, weight loss rate, and chromatic aberration) showed that the ethylene multi-strategies control could effectively reduce the quality loss of fruits studied, which showed great potential in improving the quality management of fruits in the supply chain.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/20/20/5830ethylene sensordynamic monitoringmulti-strategies controlpostharvest qualityfruitscold chain |
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Xuepei Wang Xinwu Li Daqi Fu Rajko Vidrih Xiaoshuan Zhang Ethylene Sensor-Enabled Dynamic Monitoring and Multi-Strategies Control for Quality Management of Fruit Cold Chain Logistics Sensors ethylene sensor dynamic monitoring multi-strategies control postharvest quality fruits cold chain |
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Ethylene Sensor-Enabled Dynamic Monitoring and Multi-Strategies Control for Quality Management of Fruit Cold Chain Logistics |
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Ethylene Sensor-Enabled Dynamic Monitoring and Multi-Strategies Control for Quality Management of Fruit Cold Chain Logistics |
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Ethylene Sensor-Enabled Dynamic Monitoring and Multi-Strategies Control for Quality Management of Fruit Cold Chain Logistics |
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Ethylene Sensor-Enabled Dynamic Monitoring and Multi-Strategies Control for Quality Management of Fruit Cold Chain Logistics |
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Ethylene Sensor-Enabled Dynamic Monitoring and Multi-Strategies Control for Quality Management of Fruit Cold Chain Logistics |
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ethylene sensor-enabled dynamic monitoring and multi-strategies control for quality management of fruit cold chain logistics |
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Due to the presence of bioactive compounds, fruits are an essential part of people’s healthy diet. However, endogenous ethylene produced by climacteric fruits and exogenous ethylene in the microenvironment could play a pivotal role in the physiological and metabolic activities, leading to quality losses during storage or shelf life. Moreover, due to the variety of fruits and complex scenarios, different ethylene control strategies need to be adapted to improve the marketability of fruits and maintain their high quality. Therefore, this study proposed an ethylene dynamic monitoring based on multi-strategies control to reduce the post-harvest quality loss of fruits, which was evaluated here for blueberries, sweet cherries, and apples. The results showed that the ethylene dynamic monitoring had rapid static/dynamic response speed (2 ppm/s) and accurately monitoring of ethylene content (99% accuracy). In addition, the quality parameters evolution (firmness, soluble solids contents, weight loss rate, and chromatic aberration) showed that the ethylene multi-strategies control could effectively reduce the quality loss of fruits studied, which showed great potential in improving the quality management of fruits in the supply chain. |
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ethylene sensor dynamic monitoring multi-strategies control postharvest quality fruits cold chain |
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