Method and apparatus for simultaneously analyzing aroma emitted from the interior and exterior of living tree and optionally from living fruit

摘要

A process for quantitatively and qualitatively substantially continuously analyzing the aroma emitted and rates of emission of the components thereof:PP(I) from within the pit section and/or the inner wood section; andPP(II) the outer bark surface ofPPa living tree, simultaneously, and optionally from within and from the outer surface of one or more fruits borne by said living tree using simultaneously operating aroma trapping devices connected to the outer tree trunk surface and an inner location within the tree and, if desired, connected to the fruit surface and an internal location within the fruit. Also described is apparatus for carrying out such a process. The living tree, for example, may be a living Douglas Fir or a living Maple Tree or a living Papaya Tree or a living Mahogany Tree or a living Nectarine Tree.