Cultivar-dependent interplay between volatile biosynthesis and texture deterioration in pear during cold storage and shelf-life
< -0.8) between ester accumulation and textural integrity, highlighting a fundamental trade-off between tissue softening and aroma development. Furthermore, up to 85 VOCs were identified with variable importance in projection scores > 1. These compounds may help clarify the mechanistic basis of texture deterioration and inform strategies for postharvest quality preservation in future studies.
Authors
- HaiFei Li
- Guanwei Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1063-7860)
- Luming Tian
- Chen Yin
- Hongliang Huo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0138-6713)
- Chao Liu
- Dan Qi
- Ying Zhang
Institutions
- China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CN)
- Institute of Pomology (CN)
- Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CN)
- Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Food Chemistry X
- Published
- 2026-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fochx.2026.103837
- Primary Topic
- Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China
- Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
- Earmarked Fund for China Agriculture Research System
- Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Program