An analysis of conventional and modern packaging approaches for cut flowers: a review article

Nahed M Rashed; Saba Ambreen Memon; Saleh M Al Turki; Tarek A Shalaby; Mohamed M El-Mogy

doi:10.3389/fpls.2024.1371100

An analysis of conventional and modern packaging approaches for cut flowers: a review article

Front Plant Sci. 2024 Mar 27:15:1371100. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2024.1371100. eCollection 2024.

Authors

Nahed M Rashed^{1

2}, Saba Ambreen Memon³, Saleh M Al Turki¹, Tarek A Shalaby^{1

4}, Mohamed M El-Mogy^{1

5}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Arid Land Agriculture, College of Agricultural and Food Science, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia.
² Horticulture Department, Faculty of Agriculture. Damietta University, Damietta, Egypt.
³ Horticulture Department, Faculty of Crop Production, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam, Pakistan.
⁴ Horticulture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt.
⁵ Vegetable Crops Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.

Abstract

Fresh-cut flowers are considered to be one of the most delicate and challenging commercial crops. It is important to take into consideration how to minimize loss during storage and transportation when preserving cut flowers. Many impinging (bad effect) forces can interact to shorten the flowers' vase life. In the flower industry, effective methods need to be developed to extend freshly cut flowers' life. Fresh-cut flowers' vase life can be shortened by a variety of interlocking causes. The flower industry must develop new techniques to extend the flowers' vase lifespan. This review provides comprehensive, up-to-date information on classical, modified atmosphere packaging (MAP), and controlled atmosphere packaging (CAP) displays. According to this review, a promising packaging technique for fresh flowers can be achieved through smart packaging. A smart package is one that incorporates new technology to increase its functionality. This combines active packaging, nanotechnology, and intelligence. This technology makes it easier to keep an eye on the environmental variables that exist around the packaged flowers to enhance their quality. This article offers a comprehensive overview of creative flower-saving packaging ideas that reduce flower losses and assist growers in handling more effectively their flower inventory. To guarantee the quality of flowers throughout the marketing chain, innovative packaging techniques and advanced packaging technologies should be adopted to understand various package performances. This will provide the consumer with cut flowers of standard quality. Furthermore, sustainable packaging is achieved with circular packaging. We can significantly reduce packaging waste's environmental impact by designing reused or recyclable packaging.

Keywords: controlled atmosphere packaging; intelligent packaging; modified atmosphere packaging; nanotechnology; postharvest; shelf-life; storage.

Publication types

Review

Grants and funding

The author(s) declare financial support was received for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. This work was supported by the Deanship of Scientific Research, Vice Presidency for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research, King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia (GRANT5,704), and the APC was funded by the same organization.