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    Comparative Study of Truck and Train Transportation Effects on Postharvest Quality and Physical Damage of Mangosteens
    (2026-03-01)
    Ongkunaruk, Pornthipa
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    Supapvanich, Suriyan
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    Youryon, Pannipa
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    Sinthusamran, Sirima
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    Sanguansak, Nattaporn
    Transportation is a major contributor to postharvest losses in mangosteens. This study compared the quality of mangosteens transported by train and by truck from an orchard in Chumphon Province to Bangkok and monitored poststorage changes at 25 ± 1°C and 64 ± 3% relative humidity (RH). During transit, truck shipments experienced internal conditions ranging from 26.0 to 33.0°C, 70.0 to 93.7% RH, and 9.5 to 105.4 m s<sup>−2</sup> in vibration intensity, whereas train shipments ranged from 28.2 to 40.3°C, 40.8 to 96.8% RH, and 1.1 to 13.3 m s<sup>−2</sup>. Mangosteens transported by truck exhibited considerably higher physical damage (24.9 ± 10.51%) than those transported by train (2.9 ± 1.98%). During subsequent storage, truck-delivered fruit showed faster peel color development and more pronounced internal deterioration. Moreover, truck transport led to markedly greater increases in peel hardness and lignin content over time, while both transport modes produced negligible effects on total soluble solids (TSS) and titratable acidity (TA). In truck-delivered fruit, peel hardness was positively correlated with lignin content but negatively correlated with TSS and TA—relationships not observed in train-delivered samples. Statistical analyses, including analysis of variance, Pearson correlation, and principal component analysis, confirmed that transportation mode and storage duration significantly influenced mangosteen quality deterioration, with truck transport accelerating pericarp hardening and ripening. These findings highlight the importance of optimizing logistics, particularly by favoring rail transport, which produces a lower vibration threshold than truck delivery, thereby reducing physical damage and maintaining mangosteen quality throughout the supply chain.
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    Short-term Anoxic Treatment of Litchi Fruit (Litchi chinensis Sonn. cv. Hong Huey) Delays Pericarp Browning and Maintains Physicochemical Quality During Storage
    (2023-01-01)
    Techavuthiporn, Chairat
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    Jarerat, Amnat
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    Nimitkeatkai, Hataitip
    The effect of short-term anoxic treatment prior to storage at ambient and cool temperatures on pericarp browning, fruit quality, secondary metabolites, antioxidant activity, and the browning enzyme of litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) cv. Hong Huey were investigated. Litchi fruit were exposed to anoxic conditions for 6, 12, 18 and 24 h before storage at 28 ± 2°C for 5 days, or at 7 ± 2°C for 14 days. Anoxic treatment resulted in significantly decreases in electrical conductivity, weight loss, browning index, while maintaining the total soluble solids (TSS) and delaying increases in polyphenol oxidase (PPO) and peroxidase (POD) activities compared with control fruit. Furthermore, anoxic treatment increased litchi pericarp methanol extract antioxidant capacity, as measured by free-radical scavenging activity. This is associated with greater amounts of ascorbic acid, anthocyanins, and phenolic/flavonoid components as compared with control fruit. Additionally, anoxic treatment considerably delayed litchi fruit pericarp browning. This suggests that with adequate short-term anoxia duration, an enhanced non-enzymatic antioxidant process may directly or indirectly delay litchi pericarp browning. Thus, a short anoxic treatment enables harvested litchi quality to be sustained at ambient and cool temperatures. This non-chemical and inexpensive treatment deserves further development and application, especially in commercial distribution systems where cooling is insufficient.