| Abstrak/Abstract |
Melon (Cucumis melo L.) has polymorphic varieties that affect genetic diversity. Melon
cv. Meloni and cv. Tacapa Green Black are new cultivars produced by Universitas Gadjah
Mada. The information about respiration rate, volatile compounds, and firmness, including
the impact on storage time of those novel cultivars, is not available yet. This work aimed
to investigate the respiration rate, volatile compounds, and firmness of melon cv. Meloni
and Tacapa Green Black during 20 days of storage at a temperature of 21°C. Based on
respiration rate measurement, melon cv. Meloni and cv. Tacapa Green Black are classified
into climacteric and non-climacteric fruit, respectively. The volatile compounds were
extracted using solvent extraction followed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
(GC-MS). It identified more than seventy volatile compounds in melon cv. Meloni,
whereas only 20 volatile compounds were found in cv. Tacapa Green Black at harvest
time and altered during storage. Melon cv. Meloni has a highly aromatic volatile
compound but short shelf life according to firmness. Whereas cv. Tacapa Green Black
could be stored until 20 days in form shape but lacking volatile compounds. Melon cv.
Meloni and cv. Tacapa Green Black has good potential and could be a promising
commercial horticultural product. |
