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Frontiers in Plant Science, 2020 Apricot mei, a hybrid of Prunus mume and Prunus sibirica, usually has greater cold resistance than P. mume; however, most varieties of Apricot mei lack the characteristic floral scent of P. mume.
Fei Bao +12 more
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How scent and nectar influence floral antagonists and mutualists [PDF]
, 2020 Many plants attract and reward pollinators with floral scents and nectar, respectively, but these traits can also incur fitness costs as they also attract herbivores.
Ian T Baldwin +5 more
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Guideline for High‐Performance Liquid Chromatography Detection of Anthocyanins
AgriFood: Journal of Agricultural Products for Food, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Anthocyanins, as water‐soluble natural pigments widely present in plants, have various biological activities such as antioxidation and anti‐inflammatory, and are widely used in the fields of food, cosmetics, and medicine. However, because of the presence of unstable phenolic hydroxyl groups in their structure, they are prone to degradation due
Zi‐Jun Xue +3 more
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Biochemistry and genetics of floral scent: a historical perspective
The Plant Journal, 2023 SUMMARYFloral scent plays a crucial role in the reproductive process of many plants. Humans have been fascinated by floral scents throughout history, and have transported and traded floral scent products for which they have found multiple uses, such as in food additives, hygiene and perfume products, and medicines.
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, 2012 As flower visitors, ants rarely benefit a plant, commonly disrupting pollination by deterring other flower visitors, or stealing nectar. This thesis examines three aspects of ant-flower interactions, focusing on the occurrence of floral traits that ...
Ballantyne, Gavin
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Active pollination favours sexual dimorphism in floral scent. [PDF]
, 2013 花粉を運ぶ昆虫が花の匂いの性的二型を引き起こした. 京都大学プレスリリース. 2013-10-23.Zoophilous flowers often transmit olfactory signals to attract pollinators. In plants with unisexual flowers, such signals are usually similar between the sexes because attraction of the same animal to ...
Kawakita, Atsushi +5 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Africa's cultural and colonial heritage has profoundly segmented rice markets. Whereas in ancient centers of rice domestication, consumers maintained preferences for local rice consistent with their cultural heritage, preferences have shifted toward imported Asian rice in coastal areas around seaports, due to prior exposure to colonial import ...
Kofi Britwum, Matty Demont
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Molecules, 2020 Clematis florida is a popular ornamental vine species known for diverse colors and shapes of its flowers but not for scent. Here we investigated the composition and biosynthesis of floral scent in ‘Kaiser’, a fragrant cultivar of C.
Yifan Jiang +7 more
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The evolutionary ecology of plant reproductive diversity and floral signals : Mating system and floral scent in Arabis alpina [PDF]
, 2020 Flowering plants display an extraordinary floral- and reproductive diversity. Variation in the size, shape, colour and scent of flowers, and in systems and strategies of mating, is ubiquitous in comparisons of different species, but also exists among ...
Petrén, Hampus
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American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B: Neuropsychiatric Genetics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study aims to prospectively collect harmonized, quantitative, and dimensional psychiatric phenotypes (suicidality, anhedonia, and obsessive‐compulsive symptoms) and information on discrimination, stigma, and unfair treatment in up to 27,500 individuals across diverse ancestries and clinical populations for genetic analysis within the NIMH
Ana M. Diaz‐Zuluaga +36 more
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