**10. Conclusions**

The present available technologies are getting popularity and commercial potency owing to their effectiveness, safe, cheaper, wide range and easier application methods. However, their effectiveness depends on many factors viz. formulations, nature of products and applied methodology, etc. Application of novel hormones like BRs, OA, MeJA, etc. reduces the spoilage, incidence of disorders and increase quality of produces. Use of edible coatings and some recent methodology like layer by layer coatings and their combinational effects are much more helpful in extending the shelf life of produce. Essential oils and plant extracts also found helpful in reducing the incidence of certain postharvest diseases and disinfections. Now a day, exposure of fruits to LED light could be effective in inducing phenols, antioxidants and delaying senescence process. Additionally, antimicrobial compound and some nanocomposite materials could be applied over the surface. Natural antagonistic mechanism through the application of bioagents is really helpful in maintaining ecological balance along with effective disease management. Some, newly induced technologies like cold plasma and irradiation is also helpful in minimizing disinfestation against quarantine pests and increasing the quality. So, overall effects of these technologies solely or in combination could reduce the postharvest losses and preserve the quality during supply chain management. However, there is great scope left to be carried out research and invention of new technologies with higher efficiency, ecofriendly and having broader spectrum against different postharvest losses.

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**Author details**

Rajasthan, India

Nirmal Kumar Meena1

\* and Kalpana Choudhary2

2 Agriculture University, Kota, Rajasthan, India

provided the original work is properly cited.

\*Address all correspondence to: nirmalchf@gmail.com

1 Department of Fruit Science, College of Horticulture and Forestry, Jhalawar,

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*Harnessing the Recent Approaches in Postharvest Quality Retention of Fruits*

*DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.86889*

*Harnessing the Recent Approaches in Postharvest Quality Retention of Fruits DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.86889*
