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The use of essential oil embedded in polylactic acid/chitosan-based film for mango post-harvest application against pathogenic fungi

Mango has a high global demand. Fruit fungal disease causes post-harvest mango and fruit losses. Conventional chemical fungicides and plastic prevent fungal diseases but they are hazardous to humans and the environment. Direct application of essential oil for post-harvest fruit control is not a c...

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Main Authors: Gunny, Ahmad Anas Nagoor, Leem, Siew Juan, Makhtar, Muaz Mohd Zaini, Zainuddin, Nor’izzah, Mohd Roslim, Muhammad Huzaifah, Raja Hashim, Raja Hasnida, Pusphanathan, Kavita, Siddiqui, Masoom Raza, Alam, Mahboob, Rafatullah, Mohd
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Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/109257/
https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/15/12/2722
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spelling my.upm.eprints.1092572024-08-22T01:42:49Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/109257/ The use of essential oil embedded in polylactic acid/chitosan-based film for mango post-harvest application against pathogenic fungi Gunny, Ahmad Anas Nagoor Leem, Siew Juan Makhtar, Muaz Mohd Zaini Zainuddin, Nor’izzah Mohd Roslim, Muhammad Huzaifah Raja Hashim, Raja Hasnida Pusphanathan, Kavita Siddiqui, Masoom Raza Alam, Mahboob Rafatullah, Mohd Mango has a high global demand. Fruit fungal disease causes post-harvest mango and fruit losses. Conventional chemical fungicides and plastic prevent fungal diseases but they are hazardous to humans and the environment. Direct application of essential oil for post-harvest fruit control is not a cost-effective approach. The current work offers an eco-friendly alternative to controlling the post-harvest disease of fruit using a film amalgamated with oil derived from Melaleuca alternifolia. Further, this research also aimed to assess the mechanical, antioxidant, and antifungal properties of the film infused with essential oil. ASTM D882 was performed to determine the tensile strength of the film. The antioxidant reaction of the film was assessed using the DPPH assay. In vitro and in vivo tests were used to evaluate the inhibitory development of the film against pathogenic fungi, by comparing the film with different levels of essential oil together with the treatment of the control and chemical fungicide. Disk diffusion was used to evaluate mycelial growth inhibition, where the film incorporated with 1.2 wt% essential oil yielded the best results. For in vivo testing of wounded mango, the disease incidence was successfully reduced. For in vivo testing of unwounded mango to which the film incorporated with essential oil was applied, although some quality parameters such as the color index were not significantly affected, weight loss was reduced, soluble solid content was increased, and firmness was increased, compared to the control. Thus, the film incorporated with essential oil (EO) from M. alternifolia can be an environmentally friendly alternative to the conventional approach and the direct application of essential oil to control post-harvest disease in mango. Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023-06-18 Article PeerReviewed Gunny, Ahmad Anas Nagoor and Leem, Siew Juan and Makhtar, Muaz Mohd Zaini and Zainuddin, Nor’izzah and Mohd Roslim, Muhammad Huzaifah and Raja Hashim, Raja Hasnida and Pusphanathan, Kavita and Siddiqui, Masoom Raza and Alam, Mahboob and Rafatullah, Mohd (2023) The use of essential oil embedded in polylactic acid/chitosan-based film for mango post-harvest application against pathogenic fungi. Polymers, 15 (12). art. no. 2722. pp. 1-14. ISSN 2073-4360 https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/15/12/2722 10.3390/polym15122722
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description Mango has a high global demand. Fruit fungal disease causes post-harvest mango and fruit losses. Conventional chemical fungicides and plastic prevent fungal diseases but they are hazardous to humans and the environment. Direct application of essential oil for post-harvest fruit control is not a cost-effective approach. The current work offers an eco-friendly alternative to controlling the post-harvest disease of fruit using a film amalgamated with oil derived from Melaleuca alternifolia. Further, this research also aimed to assess the mechanical, antioxidant, and antifungal properties of the film infused with essential oil. ASTM D882 was performed to determine the tensile strength of the film. The antioxidant reaction of the film was assessed using the DPPH assay. In vitro and in vivo tests were used to evaluate the inhibitory development of the film against pathogenic fungi, by comparing the film with different levels of essential oil together with the treatment of the control and chemical fungicide. Disk diffusion was used to evaluate mycelial growth inhibition, where the film incorporated with 1.2 wt% essential oil yielded the best results. For in vivo testing of wounded mango, the disease incidence was successfully reduced. For in vivo testing of unwounded mango to which the film incorporated with essential oil was applied, although some quality parameters such as the color index were not significantly affected, weight loss was reduced, soluble solid content was increased, and firmness was increased, compared to the control. Thus, the film incorporated with essential oil (EO) from M. alternifolia can be an environmentally friendly alternative to the conventional approach and the direct application of essential oil to control post-harvest disease in mango.
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author Gunny, Ahmad Anas Nagoor
Leem, Siew Juan
Makhtar, Muaz Mohd Zaini
Zainuddin, Nor’izzah
Mohd Roslim, Muhammad Huzaifah
Raja Hashim, Raja Hasnida
Pusphanathan, Kavita
Siddiqui, Masoom Raza
Alam, Mahboob
Rafatullah, Mohd
spellingShingle Gunny, Ahmad Anas Nagoor
Leem, Siew Juan
Makhtar, Muaz Mohd Zaini
Zainuddin, Nor’izzah
Mohd Roslim, Muhammad Huzaifah
Raja Hashim, Raja Hasnida
Pusphanathan, Kavita
Siddiqui, Masoom Raza
Alam, Mahboob
Rafatullah, Mohd
The use of essential oil embedded in polylactic acid/chitosan-based film for mango post-harvest application against pathogenic fungi
author_facet Gunny, Ahmad Anas Nagoor
Leem, Siew Juan
Makhtar, Muaz Mohd Zaini
Zainuddin, Nor’izzah
Mohd Roslim, Muhammad Huzaifah
Raja Hashim, Raja Hasnida
Pusphanathan, Kavita
Siddiqui, Masoom Raza
Alam, Mahboob
Rafatullah, Mohd
author_sort Gunny, Ahmad Anas Nagoor
title The use of essential oil embedded in polylactic acid/chitosan-based film for mango post-harvest application against pathogenic fungi
title_short The use of essential oil embedded in polylactic acid/chitosan-based film for mango post-harvest application against pathogenic fungi
title_full The use of essential oil embedded in polylactic acid/chitosan-based film for mango post-harvest application against pathogenic fungi
title_fullStr The use of essential oil embedded in polylactic acid/chitosan-based film for mango post-harvest application against pathogenic fungi
title_full_unstemmed The use of essential oil embedded in polylactic acid/chitosan-based film for mango post-harvest application against pathogenic fungi
title_sort use of essential oil embedded in polylactic acid/chitosan-based film for mango post-harvest application against pathogenic fungi
publisher Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
publishDate 2023
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/109257/
https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/15/12/2722
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