Volatile compounds from plants. Origin, emission, effects, analysis and agro applications
Plants produce and emit large amounts of volatile organic compounds. The smell produced by plants has always been recognized for its commercial and aesthetic value and it is emitted not only from flowers and fruits, but also from vegetative tissues. Since approximately two decades, the influence of...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2007 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México |
| Repositorio: | Sistema de Información de la Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.fciencias.unam.mx:11154/1034 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/11154/1034 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Agronomy Horticulture biosynthesis plant-herbivore interactions plant-plant interactions induced plant volatiles |
| Sumario: | Plants produce and emit large amounts of volatile organic compounds. The smell produced by plants has always been recognized for its commercial and aesthetic value and it is emitted not only from flowers and fruits, but also from vegetative tissues. Since approximately two decades, the influence of these scents in a vast array of interactions has been established carrying out physiological, ecological and more recently atmospheric functions. Generally these mixtures consist of terpenes, fatty acid derivatives and aromatic compounds. One of the major volatile's role is their involvement as signals to other organisms, and even for the same plant. Furthermore, they can be exported to modify the environment of the releaser species and influence the behavior of neighbors and enemies. Chemical volatiles have so many functions: in plant reproduction, attracting pollinators or seed dispersers |
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