Journal
NEW PHYTOLOGIST
Volume 198, Issue 1, Pages 16-32Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/nph.12145
Keywords
agriculture; floral scent; genetic modification; plant biodiversity; plant defense; pollination; volatile secondary metabolites
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- USDA-NIFA [2011-67013-30126]
- National Science Foundation [MCB-0919987]
- NIFA [2011-67013-30126, 579821] Funding Source: Federal RePORTER
- Direct For Biological Sciences
- Div Of Molecular and Cellular Bioscience [0919987] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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16 I. 16 II. 22 III. 23 IV. 25 V. 27 28 References 28 Summary Plants synthesize an amazing diversity of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that facilitate interactions with their environment, from attracting pollinators and seed dispersers to protecting themselves from pathogens, parasites and herbivores. Recent progress in -omics technologies resulted in the isolation of genes encoding enzymes responsible for the biosynthesis of many volatiles and contributed to our understanding of regulatory mechanisms involved in VOC formation. In this review, we largely focus on the biosynthesis and regulation of plant volatiles, the involvement of floral volatiles in plant reproduction as well as their contribution to plant biodiversity and applications in agriculture via croppollinator interactions. In addition, metabolic engineering approaches for both the improvement of plant defense and pollinator attraction are discussed in light of methodological constraints and ecological complications that limit the transition of crops with modified volatile profiles from research laboratories to real-world implementation.
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