Occurrence of Spongy Tissue ( internal breakdown of fruit pulp) in mango Cv. Alphonso, is one of the serious physiological disordesr, badly impairing the fruit quality and thus market reliability of this prime export Indian mango variety. Apparently, both healthy and affected fruits looks a like and cannot be distinguished between, unless fruit is cut opened. Several studies have been concluded to find out the cause and remedy, but breakthrough yet to come. Till then, one of the approaches is to have portable scanner for accurately detecting the presence of disorder before fruits are packed for marketing. We could able to use the soft X ray based machine with great success but size of the machine is major limitation for handling, Hence looking for hand held, portable scanner as most suitable option
Yes, there are many types of portable electronic-nose (e-nose) devices that may be used to detect diseases and disorders of fruits based on the complex mixture of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) released from fruits into the air (that can be captured in headspace for e-nose analysis). Please see the attached review articles for many references on this subject.
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