Chemistry, biosynthesis and biology of floral volatiles: roles in pollination and other functions

S Dötterl, J Gershenzon - Natural Product Reports, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: 2010 to 2023 Floral volatiles are a chemically diverse group of plant metabolites
that serve multiple functions. Their composition is shaped by environmental, ecological and …

Plant scent and plant–insect interactions—Review and outlook from a macroevolutionary perspective

O Schwery, BN Sipley, MP Braga… - … of Systematics and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The astonishing diversity of plants and insects and their entangled interactions are
cornerstones in terrestrial ecosystems. Co‐occurring with species diversity is the diversity of …

Understanding the relations between Solanaceae crops and their pollinators: a global meta‐network

GT de Souza, IHS Torquato, CC Castro - Plant Biology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Crop–pollinator interactions are essential for world food security. Studying crop pollination
from a network approach allows identification of target pollinators for conservation and …

Beta-ionone is a functional plant volatile that attracts the parasitic wasp, Microplitis pallidipes

H Zhang, JY Wang, YJ Chen, E Siemann, XY Ji… - BioControl, 2022 - Springer
The effects of plant volatiles on parasitoids are important with regards to the tri-trophic
interactions among host plants, insect herbivores, and their natural enemies. However, the …

Insect pollinators of eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) in the Indian Himalayas and their role in enhancement of fruit quality and yield

AU Paschapur, S Bhat, A Subbanna, NK Hedau… - Arthropod-Plant …, 2022 - Springer
Although eggplant is self-fertile and self-compatible crop, it needs assistance of insects for
buzz pollination. In the present study, floral biology of “Shyamili” variety was examined and …

Organ-specific volatiles from Sonoran desert Krameria flowers as potential signals for oil-collecting bees

MS Balbuena, SL Buchmann, DR Papaj, RA Raguso - Phytochemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
The evolution of flowers that offer oils as rewards and are pollinated by specialized bees
represents a distinctive theme in plant-pollinator co-diversification. Some plants that offer …

Heteromorphic stamens are differentially attractive in Swartzia (Fabaceae)

JP Basso-Alves, RF da Silva, G Coimbra, SG Leitão… - AoB Plants, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The division of labour hypothesis between stamens has explained the evolution of divergent
functions between dimorphic stamens in the same flower. However, little is known about …

Singlet O2 Produced by Ultraviolet Dissociation of the β-ionone–O2 Complex

BF Parsons, MA Freitag, HJ Warder - The Journal of Physical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
We formed the gas-phase β-ionone–O2 complex in a supersonic expansion and then
photodissociated the complex with light near 312 nm. Photodissociation resulted in the …

Temporal, Developmental, and Comparative Characterization of the Floral Volatile Emissions of the Famously Scented Violet Species, Viola odorata

SA Keene, M Sims, JY Kim, TA Colquhoun - HortScience, 2024 - journals.ashs.org
Violets (Viola) are potential candidates for aroma-focused breeding research. Though most
Viola species and modern hybrids lack fragrance, the genus contains a famously scented …

β-紫罗兰酮的生物活性与其衍生物的构效关系研究进展.

祝纤纤, 仝涛 - Journal of Food Safety & Quality, 2023 - search.ebscohost.com
β-紫罗兰酮是形成维甲酸, 视黄醇, β-胡萝卜素和维生素A 基本核结构的环萜化合物,
主要来源于天然食物中. β-紫罗兰酮具有抗癌, 抗炎, 抗氧化, 抗锥虫, 驱虫等多种生物活性, β …