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CHARACTERIZATION OF VIGNA CARACALLA FRAGRANCE
Article number
855_16
Pages
125 – 130
Language
English
Abstract
Traditional breeding of ornamentals has led to a scent reduction of many floricultural varieties due to a negative correlation between flower longevity and fragrance. Vigna caracalla L. Verdc. (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae) produces large flowers with an intense, pleasant fragrance.
The objective of this study was to identify, using headspace analysis, the major volatiles present in the floral bouquet of cut flowers.
The eluted volatiles were analyzed using a gas chromatograph linked to a mass spectrometer.
The volatile profile of V. caracalla flowers consists of a complex mixture, with a total of 29 compounds being detected in quantifiable amounts.
Up to now, the studied fragrance related genes come mainly from few plant species; V. caracalla could be used as floral scent research material, and in the future, the genomic approach may be applied to cloning of fragrance related genes.
The objective of this study was to identify, using headspace analysis, the major volatiles present in the floral bouquet of cut flowers.
The eluted volatiles were analyzed using a gas chromatograph linked to a mass spectrometer.
The volatile profile of V. caracalla flowers consists of a complex mixture, with a total of 29 compounds being detected in quantifiable amounts.
Up to now, the studied fragrance related genes come mainly from few plant species; V. caracalla could be used as floral scent research material, and in the future, the genomic approach may be applied to cloning of fragrance related genes.
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Authors
A.V. Etcheverry, F. Hadacek, S. Vogel, T. Figueroa Fleming, M.M. Alemán, C.A. Gómez, C.N. Yáñez
Keywords
Papilionoideae, α-farnesene, bee pollination, floral volatiles, linalool, terpenes, trans-ocimene
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