I am trying to detect the air diffusable metabolytes generated during fruit growing so they act as odorant atracters for fruit flies. Besides ethylene oxide, what other gas compounds could be found in the inmediate atmosphere to the fruit? Lipids maybe? Perhaps aldehydes? Other? Looking forward for your answers.

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What air diffusable metabolytes are found in tropical fruits?

Thread starter Sandokan
Start date Aug 3, 2000

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Aug 3, 2000

Sandokan

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I am trying to detect the air diffusable metabolytes generated during fruit growing so they act as odorant atracters for fruit flies.<br>Besides ethylene oxide, what other gas compounds could be found in the inmediate atmosphere to the fruit?  Lipids maybe? Perhaps aldehydes? Other?<br>Looking forward for your answers.