scholarly journals Effect of Harvest Time, Non-Toxic Treatments and Storage Temperature on Postharvest Life of Mexican Lime (Citrus aurantifolia L.)

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Storage Temperature ◽  
Harvest Time ◽  
Citrus Aurantifolia ◽  
Mexican Lime ◽  
Postharvest Life ◽  
And Storage

scholarly journals Experimental Paper. The effect of different development stages on the quantity and quality of the essential oil of Citrus aurantifolia (Christm.) Swingle in Iran

2017 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-42
Author(s):  
Razieh Ebadati Esfahani ◽  
Pejman Moradi
Keyword(s):  
Essential Oil ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Considerable Effect ◽  
Harvest Time ◽  
Capillary Gc ◽  
Citrus Aurantifolia ◽  
Mexican Lime ◽  
Lime Tree ◽  
Scientific Name

Summary Introduction: The Mexican lime tree with the scientific name of Citrus aurantifolia (Christm.) Swingle have great economic value because of its essential oil with a unique flavour. Objective: The essential oils from the peel of C. aurantifolia were collected during three development periods. Methods: The essential oil was analyzed by capillary GC and GC-MS. Results: The essential oil yields (v/w%) were 1.54%, 0.88% and 1.23%, respectively. The highest oil yield was obtained at stage I (1.54% v/w). The analysis of the essential oil indicated that limonene, β-pinene, geranial, neral and γ-terpinene were the main compounds of all samples. At the first stage, the highest percentages belonged to limonene (39.38%), geranial (14.32%) and neral (11.01%). On the other hand, the highest percentages of β-pinene and γ-terpinene (24.25% and 8.92%, respectively) were found at the final stage. Conclusion: Therefore, it is concluded that the harvest time has a considerable effect on the content and amount of lime fruit essential oil.

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