Involvement of limonene hydroperoxides formed after oil gland injury in the induction of defense response against Penicillium digitatum in lemon fruit.

The effects of wounding oil glands of lemon [Citrus limon (L.) Burm.] fruit were investigated.

In vitro efficacy of plant volatiles for inhibiting the growth of fruit and vegetable decay microorganisms.

The effects of acetaldehyde, benzaldehyde, cinnamaldehyde, ethanol, benzyl alcohol, nerolidol, 2-nonanone, beta-ionone, and ethyl formate vapors on the growth of Rhizopus stolonifer, Penicillium digitatum, Colletotrichum musae, Erwinia carotovora, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa on agar medium were evaluated. The aldehydes were found to be the strongest growth inhibitors and the most lethal to the fungal spores and mycelia and bacterial cells. The average minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of aldehydes that were germicidal to decay microorganisms were 0.