Exposure to Volatile Essential Oils of Myrtle (Myrtus communis L.) Leaves for Improving the Postharvest Storability of Fresh Loquat Fruits

Table 2

Chemical compositions of the volatile essential oils (%) of myrtle leaves.

RI	Compound name	Percentages (%)
1035	α-Pinene	24.98
1135	β-Pinene	0.18
1163	Isobutylisobutyrate	0.28
1206	Limonene	6.16
1246	Sabinene	Trace
1255	β-Pinene	Trace
1281	Eucalyptol (1.8-cineol)	39.38
1303	p-Cymene	0.81
1535	Linalool	8.18
1605	Linalylacetate	1.96
1614	Elemene	Trace
1668	Caryophyllene	0.70
1673	Terpinen-4-ol	0.34
1688	Caryophyllene	Trace
1704	Isopinocarveol	0.14
1721	Estragole	0.40
1725	Humulene	0.29
1734	α-Terpineol	6.94
1738	trans-Caryophyllene	0.04
1743	α-Terpinylacetate	4.68
1745	Myrtenylacetate	0.99
1761	Geranylacetate	1.90
1768	Nerol	Trace
1778	Myrtenol	0.64
1796	trans-Carveol	Trace
1813	trans-Caryophyllene	Trace
1895	D-verbenone	Trace
2025	Methyleugenol	0.26
2085	Caryophyllene oxide	0.27
2090	Junipene	0.05

Retention indices were calculated according to n-alkanes retention times and samples retention times.