Abstract:In this paper, the changes of volatile composition were analyzed by 1-methyl cyclo-propylene (1-Methylcyclopropene, 1-MCP) treatment (Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, GC-MS). The results showed that 1-MCP treatment combined with low-temperature storage had significant effects on the content of volatile components in fragrant pear fruits (p<0.05). Among them, the content of ethyl acetate change is particularly obvious. At the beginning of storage, the aldehyde content of fragrant pear fruit was the highest, at 32.43 μg/kg, accounting for 61.51 % of the total volatile components, followed by esters, at 16.25 μg/kg, accounting for 30.82 % of the total volatile components; while the content of alcohols and terpenes was relatively low. Aldehydes first increased and then decreased in pear fruits with the extension of storage time, while esters, alcohols and total volatile components continued to increase, but terpenes had no significant changes (p>0.05). At the last sampling of storage, esters were the most volatile components in pear fruits. Esters in 1-MCP treatment and control group were 77.32 μg/kg and 115.80 μg/kg, accounting for 54.38 % and 68.27 % of the total volatile components, respectively, while aldehydes became the second volatile components. In summary, 1-MCP treatment could significantly inhibit the increase of esters, alcohols and total volatile components during the storage of pear fruits (p<0.05), it also delays the change trend of aldehydes to prolong the storage life.