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<p>Fig (<i>Ficus carica</i> L.) cultivation faces significant challenges due to their delicate nature and susceptibility to post-harvest losses resulting from mechanical stress during handling and transportation and improper packaging. This study investigates the efficacy of honeycomb-structured packaging in reducing losses and maintaining quality of figs during transportation and storage. The honeycomb packaging was designed based on the maximum diameter of the figs using craft paper. Three distinct styles of corrugated fibreboard box with newspaper lining, honeycomb lining, and one kg capacity corrugated fibreboard boxes were used to pack and transport the optimally ripe figs over a 300&#xa0;km distance. Fruit quality parameters, including physiological loss in weight, total soluble solids, firmness, decay losses, shelf-life and overall quality were examined following transportation and storage. Fruit damage and shelf-life were significantly impacted by the various packing materials. The damage to the fig fruit was recorded highest in the corrugated fibreboard boxes lined with paper (12.2%) followed by one kg capacity small boxes within corrugated fibreboard box (4.5%) and corrugated fibreboard box with honeycomb lining (2.8%). Comparing fruits packed in honeycomb packaging material to other storage methods, it was observed that the former had greater firmness, less decay loss, and a lower rise in total soluble solids. The findings suggest that honeycomb packaging offers a promising solution in reducing losses during the post-harvest operations and improves marketability of fig fruits.</p>

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Honeycomb packaging: boosting fig fruit shelf life and minimizing transport damage

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    2025年7月9日

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  • Ambrish Ganachari,
  • Paramayya Mathad,
  • Udaykumar Nidoni,
  • Nagaraj Naik

摘要

Fig (Ficus carica L.) cultivation faces significant challenges due to their delicate nature and susceptibility to post-harvest losses resulting from mechanical stress during handling and transportation and improper packaging. This study investigates the efficacy of honeycomb-structured packaging in reducing losses and maintaining quality of figs during transportation and storage. The honeycomb packaging was designed based on the maximum diameter of the figs using craft paper. Three distinct styles of corrugated fibreboard box with newspaper lining, honeycomb lining, and one kg capacity corrugated fibreboard boxes were used to pack and transport the optimally ripe figs over a 300 km distance. Fruit quality parameters, including physiological loss in weight, total soluble solids, firmness, decay losses, shelf-life and overall quality were examined following transportation and storage. Fruit damage and shelf-life were significantly impacted by the various packing materials. The damage to the fig fruit was recorded highest in the corrugated fibreboard boxes lined with paper (12.2%) followed by one kg capacity small boxes within corrugated fibreboard box (4.5%) and corrugated fibreboard box with honeycomb lining (2.8%). Comparing fruits packed in honeycomb packaging material to other storage methods, it was observed that the former had greater firmness, less decay loss, and a lower rise in total soluble solids. The findings suggest that honeycomb packaging offers a promising solution in reducing losses during the post-harvest operations and improves marketability of fig fruits.