10 Floral Scent: Biosynthesis, Regulation and Genetic Modifications
Annual Plant Reviews book series, Volume 20: Flowering and its Manipulation
III. A Developmental Genetic Model for the Origin of the Flower
Jennifer Schnepp,
Natalia Dudareva,
Jennifer Schnepp
Purdue University, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Search for more papers by this authorNatalia Dudareva
Purdue University, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Search for more papers by this authorJennifer Schnepp,
Natalia Dudareva,
Jennifer Schnepp
Purdue University, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Search for more papers by this authorNatalia Dudareva
Purdue University, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Search for more papers by this authorThis article was originally published in 2006 in Flowering and its Manipulation, Volume 20 (ISBN 9781405128087) of the Annual Plant Reviews book series, this volume edited by Charles Ainsworth. The article was republished in Annual Plant Reviews online in April 2018.
Abstract
The sections in this article are
- Introduction
- Biological Functions of Floral Scents
- Biosynthesis of Floral Volatiles
- Genes Responsible for Scent Production
- Regulation of Floral Scent Accumulation and Emission
- Genetic Engineering of Floral Scent
- Conclusions
- Acknowledgements
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