Performance of carnauba wax-nanoclay emulsion coatings on postharvest quality of ‘Valencia’ orange fruit

For the first time, efficiency of the carnauba wax-nanoclay emulsions in preserving postharvest quality of ‘Valencia’ fruit was evaluated upon simulated storage and marketing. The different coatings containing nanoclay (i.e., 0.0, 0.5 and 1.0 w%) applied on orange and their performance were compared with uncoated fruit and two different commercial waxes. In general, the presence of nanoclay in the carnauba wax formulation greatly enhanced fruit...