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Non-Intrusive Fruit and Plant Analysis by Laser Photothermal Measurements of Ethylene Emission

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Fruit Analysis

Part of the book series: Modern Methods of Plant Analysis ((MOLMETHPLANT,volume 18))

Abstract

Photothermal trace gas detection reaches extremely high sensitivity combined with good time resolution for a select group of molecules that are of great importance in a biological context. For ethylene, a sensitivity of 6 pl/l has been achieved; for ammonia, 0.5 nl/l has been detected; methane produced by anaerobic bacteria has been measured down to 1 nl/l. The field of application and of investigated gas species is growing rapidly. In this contribution, we focus on ethylene because, for this molecule, this novel technique has been extensively applied.

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  1. Goldberglein 7, D-91056, Erlangen, Germany

    Hans Ferdinand Linskens

  2. Department of Horticulture, Viticulture, and Oenology, Waite Agricultural Research Institute, University of Adelaide, 5064, Glen Osmond, S.A., Australia

    John F. Jackson

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de Vries, H.S.M. (1996). Non-Intrusive Fruit and Plant Analysis by Laser Photothermal Measurements of Ethylene Emission. In: Linskens, H.F., Jackson, J.F. (eds) Fruit Analysis. Modern Methods of Plant Analysis, vol 18. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79660-9_1

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