Volatile compounds from two pineapples varieties (Tainong No.4 and No.6) were isolated by headspace solid phase microextraction (HS-SPME) and identified and quantified by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC/MS). In the Tainong No. 4 and No. 6 pineapples, a total of 11 and 28 volatile compounds were identified according to their retention time on capillary columns and their mass spectra, and quantified with total concentrations of 1080.44 μg·kg−1 and 380.66 μg·kg−1 in the Tainong No.4 and No. 6 pineapples, respectively. The odor active values (OAVs) of volatile compounds from pineapples were also calculated. According to the OAVs, four compounds were defined as the characteristic aroma compounds for the Tainong No. 4 pineapple, including furaneol, 3-(methylthio)propanoic acid methyl ester, 3-(methylthio)propanoic acid ethyl ester and δ-octalactone. The OAVs of five compounds including ethyl-2-methylbutyrate, methyl-2-methylbutyrate, 3-(methylthio)propanoic acid ethyl ester, ethyl hexanoate and decanal were considered to be the characteristic aroma compounds for the Tainong No. 6 pineapple.

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The effects of different land use types on soil quality was studied in cultivation areas of the mango, longan, greening plant, Ziziphus mauritiana, shelter-forest, and macadamia, as well as in the undeveloped land of the South Subtropical Crops Research Institute. Different land use types showed various effects on soil quality. Higher soil pH and bulk densities in the undeveloped land, higher content of available phosphrous (P) and available potassium (K) in macadamia cultivation areas, and higher organic matter content in shelter-forest land were observed relative to those of other land use types. The integrated fertility index of soil was ranked as follows: shelter-forest land>undeveloped land> Ziziphus mauritiana land>macadamia land and>mango land>longan land>greening plant land. This template explains and demonstrates how to prepare your camera-ready paper for Trans Tech Publications. The best is to read these instructions and follow the outline of this text.