Spatial and temporal changes in the volatile profile of Alphonso mango upon exogenous ethylene treatment

► Volatiles studied in ripening fruits of Alphonso mango upon ethylene treatment. ► Ethylene-treated fruits showed early appearance of ripening-specific compounds, lactones and mesifuran. ► Quantitatively lactones were unaffected, mesifuran level increased upon ethylene treatment. ► Alphonso pulp was lactone rich, skin had a very high terpene content. ► Ethylene acts as a vital modulator of the biosynthesis of ripening-specific compounds.