Fragrances produced by plants are excellent for attracting pollinators, but how do they prevent unwanted guests from arriving?
Tag - volatile organic compounds
Alun Salt
Less Is More When Plants Call for Aid
Scientists find that reducing fertilizer input to a field can help plants call for assistance when fighting off herbivores.
Where does scent go when attraction doesn’t matter?
Scent matters. If you’re a flowering plant, scent is an important tool for attracting pollinators. It’s no surprise that botanists see it as a vital feature when studying pollination. But what happens when...
Fi Gennu
Registration for the Gordon Research Conference on Plant Volatiles 2016 is open
There will be a Gordon Research Conference on Plant Volatiles January 31 to February 5 2016 on Plant Volatiles chaired by Martin Heil and Dorothea Tholl. The winter chill will be eased by the conference being held at...
What happens to a leaf when we cut it off a plant?
This is not something that we necessarily ask ourselves as we tuck into a lovely green salad, but maybe we should! Plants cannot move so they need to be resilient against stresses. To protect themselves they switch on a...
Hilary Rogers
Light quality, volatile emissions and plant–plant interactions
Mimicking the proximity of neighbouring plants using a supplemental far-red light treatment on plants.
AJ Cann
A unifying model for isoprene emission (Research in Context)
Morfopoulos et al. hypothesize that NADPH availability for isoprene biosynthesis depends on the balance of electron supply and Calvin cycle demand.
botanyone
Variation in floral scent post-pollination
Studies of the effects of pollination on floral scent and bee visitation remain rare, particularly in agricultural crops. Rodriguez-Saona et al. study highbush blueberry, Vaccinium corymbosum, and find that flowers left...
