This paper characterizes the changes in aroma volatiles associated with fruit senescence
based on the climacteric or non-climacteric behavior found in a collection of near-isogenic
lines (NILs) of melon (Cucumis melo L.). Data were analyzed by univariate and multivariate
methodologies. In general, senescence led to a decrease in complexity of the aroma profile,
but total area counts increased compared with harvest levels. The quantitative trait loci
(QTLs) that induced climacteric behavior in the NILs strongly affected the aroma profile …