Shelf life enhancement technique of Musa acuminata in a controlled environment and optimization of process parameters affecting shelf life using genetic algorithm

An economical and effective storage solution has been designed in this work for the storage of postharvest fruits and vegetables. Musa acuminata or banana has a shelf life of 5–6 days in open uncontrolled environment. This article reports a storage solution of M. acuminata in a controlled enclosure...

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Published in:Journal of food science 2024-01, Vol.89 (1), p.390-403
Main Authors: Ghosh, Niloy, De, Jhumpa, Chowdhury, Amit Roy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activated carbon
Activated charcoal
Activated clay
air filtration
Algorithms
Charcoal
Environment, Controlled
Fruit - genetics
Fruits
genetic algorithm
Genetic algorithms
Life extension
machine learning
Musa
Musa acuminata
Polynomials
postharvest
Potassium permanganate
Process parameters
Refrigeration
Shelf life
Titanium dioxide
Titanium oxide
Titanium oxides
Ultraviolet radiation
Vegetables
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Summary:An economical and effective storage solution has been designed in this work for the storage of postharvest fruits and vegetables. Musa acuminata or banana has a shelf life of 5–6 days in open uncontrolled environment. This article reports a storage solution of M. acuminata in a controlled enclosure containing titanium oxide (TiO2)‐coated inner walls and irradiated with ultraviolet ray of band “C,” an air filtration unit, 5% by volume potassium permanganate (KMnO4) solution in a clay pot, grow lights, and activated charcoal granules. The same fruit was kept in an uncontrolled environment too. The percentages of dark spots on banana (M. acuminata) upon storage in controlled and uncontrolled environments have been estimated using an image‐processing algorithm. The prediction of dark spots was conducted using multi‐linear and multivariate polynomial regression. Experimentation with optimum process parameters obtained with genetic algorithm resulted in a shelf life extension of 6 days as compared to its storage in an uncontrolled environment. The setup can be used in vegetable and fruit markets for the extension of shelf life of postharvest perishable items in a compact and cost‐effective manner. The setup does not use any refrigeration process thereby decreasing energy requirement.
ISSN:0022-1147
1750-3841
DOI:10.1111/1750-3841.16811