Biology of Floral Scent by Natalia Dudareva

Biology of Floral Scent provides the first comprehensive treatment of the biology of floral scents. It reviews the impressive research being done across several disciplines.

Biology of Floral Scent covers every major aspect of floral scent research including:

Contents

Chemistry of Floral Scent

1. Detection and Identification of Floral Scent Compounds
2. The Chemical Diversity of Floral Scent

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Floral Scent

3. Floral Scent Metabolic Pathways: Their Regulation and Evolution
4. Biosynthesis of Volatile Terpenes in the Flowers of the Model Plant
5. An Integrated Genomics Approach to Identifying Floral Scent Genes in Rose

Cell Biology and Physiology of Floral Scent

6. Localization of the Synthesis and Emission of Scent Compounds Within the Flower
7. Examination of the Processes Involved in the Emission of Scent Volatiles from Flowers

Plant-Insect Interactions and Pollination Ecology

8. Relationship Between Floral Fragrance Composition and Type of Pollinator
9. Floral Scent and Butterfly Pollinators
10. Floral Scent and Pollinator Attraction in Sexually Deceptive Orchids
11. Detection and Coding of Flower Volatiles in Nectar-Foraging Insects
12. Learning-Based Recognition and Discrimination of Floral Odors
13. Behavioral Responses to Floral Scent: Experimental Manipulations and the Interplay of Sensory Modalities

Commercial Aspects of Floral Scent

14. Molecular Engineering of Floral Scent

Index