ArticlePloS one2026
Plasma-activated water: Mechanism and treatment duration for postharvest disease control and shelf-life enhancement of mango under ambient storage.
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In Bangladesh, a large quantity of mango is lost every year due to post-harvest diseases, particularly anthracnose and stem-end rot. Therefore, sustainable post-harvest management is crucial for reducing the losses. In this study, we investigated the effects of plasma treatments on mango to mitigate post-harvest losses. The mangoes were submerged in distilled water (DW), and then DW-submerged mangos were treated for 10 minutes employing multi-capillary bubble discharged plasma jet system using air and oxygen gases separately. Plasma treatments significantly influenced disease incidence, severity, and physio-chemical properties of mangoes. On the 10th day, the Khirsapat mango, treated with a 10-minute air-discharge plasma, exhibited a significant (≤0.05) reduction in anthracnose incidence (20%) and severity (2.33%) compared with control (incidence 80% and severity 61.67%). Similarly, the 10-minute air-discharge plasma treatment consistently reduced the incidence (20%) and severity (15%) of stem-end rot. For the Fazlee variety, the incidence (22%) and severity (3.67%) of anthracnose were reduced compared with the control (89% and 56.67%), while stem-end rot was completely inhibited for up to 10 days under the 10-minute air-plasma treatment. In addition, both mango varieties showed increased total soluble solid (18% and 19%), retained good moisture content (77.82% and 85.34%), but reduced physiological weight loss (3.12% and 8.36%), and extended shelf life (6 days). Firmness degradation was lowest in air plasma treatment (4.20% in Khirsapat and 4% in Fazlee) compared to control (5.76% and 5.79%). It is interesting to note that the plasma treatment of both varieties showed higher mineral contents (K, Ca, Mg, and P), while Vit C declined modestly (16.0 and 25.10 mg/100g) compared to control. Therefore, a 10-minute air-discharge plasma treatment effectively reduced disease incidence and severity through enhancing TSS, mineral contents, physiological properties, and overall storage life that highlighting its potentiality as an eco-friendly postharvest technology.
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