Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, State University of Gent, Coupure 653, B-9000 Gent, Belgium
Abstract:
When intact immature pre-climacteric Golden Delicious apples were treated with propionic or butyric acid vapours, ripening occurred, with attendant respiration climacteric, yellowing and aroma formation in a way almost identical to that when ethylene was used as trigger.