Temperature Difference in Loading Area (Tarmac) during Handling of Air Freight Operations and Distance of Production Area Affects Quality of Fresh Mango Fruits (<i>Mangifera indica</i> L. ‘Nam Dok Mai Si Thong’)
Mango (<i>Mangifera indica</i> L.) ‘Nam Dok Mai Si Thong’ is an important cultivar for export from Thailand. Export mainly takes place via air transport, but for about 2 h at the loading area (tarmac), unit loading devices (ULDs) are exposed to ambient environmental conditions. In this r...
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| author | Kraisuwit Srisawat Panmanas Sirisomboon Umed Kumar Pun Warawut Krusong Samak Rakmae Nattawut Chaomuang Pornkanya Mawilai Thadchapong Pongsuttiyakorn Chalisa Chookaew Pimpen Pornchaloempong |
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| description | Mango (<i>Mangifera indica</i> L.) ‘Nam Dok Mai Si Thong’ is an important cultivar for export from Thailand. Export mainly takes place via air transport, but for about 2 h at the loading area (tarmac), unit loading devices (ULDs) are exposed to ambient environmental conditions. In this research, the effects of different temperature conditions at the loading area (tarmac) and the distance of the production area from the tarmac on the quality of fresh mango fruits were studied. The treatments included three temperature conditions for 2 h (simulated handling in tarmac)—constant temperature (20 °C), non-insulated or insulated and exposed to sun—and two distances of the tarmac from the production area—short distance (i.e., transport occurring 53 h after harvest) and long distance (i.e., transport occurring 70 h after harvest). The temperature variation in the boxes exposed to the sun was greater in the non-insulated than in the insulated boxes, but this effect was more pronounced in fruit from the short-distance production area (28.1 °C insulated and 36.9 °C non-insulated) than in fruit from the long-distance production area (34.2 °C insulated and 38 °C non-insulated). Insulation and short distance increased the shelf life, decreased weight loss, delayed the decrease in average firmness and rupture force, etc. The insulation of mango fruit boxes mitigates the deleterious effect of exposure to 2 h of direct sun by reducing the increase in temperature, thus improving the shelf life and quality of mango fruit. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ea88b2e922884860a2b317edcc468efd2023-11-24T04:52:36ZengMDPI AGHorticulturae2311-75242022-10-01811100110.3390/horticulturae8111001Temperature Difference in Loading Area (Tarmac) during Handling of Air Freight Operations and Distance of Production Area Affects Quality of Fresh Mango Fruits (<i>Mangifera indica</i> L. ‘Nam Dok Mai Si Thong’)Kraisuwit Srisawat0Panmanas Sirisomboon1Umed Kumar Pun2Warawut Krusong3Samak Rakmae4Nattawut Chaomuang5Pornkanya Mawilai6Thadchapong Pongsuttiyakorn7Chalisa Chookaew8Pimpen Pornchaloempong9Department of Food Engineering, School of Engineering, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok 10520, ThailandDepartment of Agricultural Engineering, School of Engineering, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok 10520, ThailandDepartment of Agricultural Engineering, School of Engineering, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok 10520, ThailandDivision of Fermentation Technology, School of Food Industry, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok 10520, ThailandDepartment of Food Engineering, School of Engineering, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok 10520, ThailandDepartment of Food Engineering, School of Engineering, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok 10520, ThailandDepartment of Food Engineering, School of Engineering, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok 10520, ThailandDepartment of Food Engineering, School of Engineering, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok 10520, ThailandDepartment of Food Engineering, School of Engineering, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok 10520, ThailandDepartment of Food Engineering, School of Engineering, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Bangkok 10520, ThailandMango (<i>Mangifera indica</i> L.) ‘Nam Dok Mai Si Thong’ is an important cultivar for export from Thailand. Export mainly takes place via air transport, but for about 2 h at the loading area (tarmac), unit loading devices (ULDs) are exposed to ambient environmental conditions. In this research, the effects of different temperature conditions at the loading area (tarmac) and the distance of the production area from the tarmac on the quality of fresh mango fruits were studied. The treatments included three temperature conditions for 2 h (simulated handling in tarmac)—constant temperature (20 °C), non-insulated or insulated and exposed to sun—and two distances of the tarmac from the production area—short distance (i.e., transport occurring 53 h after harvest) and long distance (i.e., transport occurring 70 h after harvest). The temperature variation in the boxes exposed to the sun was greater in the non-insulated than in the insulated boxes, but this effect was more pronounced in fruit from the short-distance production area (28.1 °C insulated and 36.9 °C non-insulated) than in fruit from the long-distance production area (34.2 °C insulated and 38 °C non-insulated). Insulation and short distance increased the shelf life, decreased weight loss, delayed the decrease in average firmness and rupture force, etc. The insulation of mango fruit boxes mitigates the deleterious effect of exposure to 2 h of direct sun by reducing the increase in temperature, thus improving the shelf life and quality of mango fruit.https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/8/11/1001<i>Mangifera indica</i>Nam Dok Mai Si Thongair freightpostharvest qualityquality attributes |
| spellingShingle | Kraisuwit Srisawat Panmanas Sirisomboon Umed Kumar Pun Warawut Krusong Samak Rakmae Nattawut Chaomuang Pornkanya Mawilai Thadchapong Pongsuttiyakorn Chalisa Chookaew Pimpen Pornchaloempong Temperature Difference in Loading Area (Tarmac) during Handling of Air Freight Operations and Distance of Production Area Affects Quality of Fresh Mango Fruits (<i>Mangifera indica</i> L. ‘Nam Dok Mai Si Thong’) Horticulturae <i>Mangifera indica</i> Nam Dok Mai Si Thong air freight postharvest quality quality attributes |
| title | Temperature Difference in Loading Area (Tarmac) during Handling of Air Freight Operations and Distance of Production Area Affects Quality of Fresh Mango Fruits (<i>Mangifera indica</i> L. ‘Nam Dok Mai Si Thong’) |
| title_full | Temperature Difference in Loading Area (Tarmac) during Handling of Air Freight Operations and Distance of Production Area Affects Quality of Fresh Mango Fruits (<i>Mangifera indica</i> L. ‘Nam Dok Mai Si Thong’) |
| title_fullStr | Temperature Difference in Loading Area (Tarmac) during Handling of Air Freight Operations and Distance of Production Area Affects Quality of Fresh Mango Fruits (<i>Mangifera indica</i> L. ‘Nam Dok Mai Si Thong’) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Temperature Difference in Loading Area (Tarmac) during Handling of Air Freight Operations and Distance of Production Area Affects Quality of Fresh Mango Fruits (<i>Mangifera indica</i> L. ‘Nam Dok Mai Si Thong’) |
| title_short | Temperature Difference in Loading Area (Tarmac) during Handling of Air Freight Operations and Distance of Production Area Affects Quality of Fresh Mango Fruits (<i>Mangifera indica</i> L. ‘Nam Dok Mai Si Thong’) |
| title_sort | temperature difference in loading area tarmac during handling of air freight operations and distance of production area affects quality of fresh mango fruits i mangifera indica i l nam dok mai si thong |
| topic | <i>Mangifera indica</i> Nam Dok Mai Si Thong air freight postharvest quality quality attributes |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/8/11/1001 |
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