Effects of stripped (
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-1) corn oil on flesh firmness, skin color,
acidity, solublesolids content (SSC), sc
ald,
and fruit vol
atiles during 6 months
at 0
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and Delicious
apples. Tre
atment with 10% oil emulsion reduced production of ethylene,
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arnesene,
and m
ajor vol
atile esters in the first 3 months of stor
age, but this trend reversed
after5 months. After 6 months
at 0
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ays
at 20
![](/im<font color=)
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ated fruit were firmer
and greener
and h
ad higher levels of titr
at
able
acidity th
an the controls. In
addition, control fruit developed27%
and 42% sc
ald in Golden Supreme
and Delicious
apples, respectively, where
as oil-tre
ated fruitwere free from sc
ald. Soluble solids content
and eth
anol production were un
affected by oil tre
atment.Keywords: Corn oil; ethylene;
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arnesene; vol
atile esters; eth
anol; M
alus sylvestris v
ar. domestic
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