Secondary metabolism plays an important role in the adaptation of plants to their
environments, particularly by mediating bio-interactions and protecting plants from …

Plants synthesize an amazing diversity of volatile organic compounds (VOC s) that facilitate
interactions with their environment, from attracting pollinators and seed dispersers to …

Main conclusion Terpenoids play several physiological and ecological functions in plant life
through direct and indirect plant defenses and also in human society because of their …

Floral volatiles have attracted humans' attention since antiquity and have since then
permeated many aspects of our lives. Indeed, they are heavily used in perfumes, cosmetics …

The Model of Emissions of Gases and Aerosols from Nature version 2.1 (MEGAN2. 1) is a
modeling framework for estimating fluxes of biogenic compounds between terrestrial …

Volatile compounds act as a language that plants use for their communication and
interaction with the surrounding environment. To date, a total of 1700 volatile compounds …

Plants synthesize and emit a large variety of volatile organic compounds with terpenoids
and fatty-acid derivatives the dominant classes. Whereas some volatiles are probably …

Plants have a penchant for perfuming the atmosphere around them. Since antiquity it has
been known that both floral and vegetative parts of many species emit substances with …

We present reference-quality genome assembly and annotation for the stout camphor tree
(Cinnamomum kanehirae (Laurales, Lauraceae)), the first sequenced member of the …

ABSTRACT A growing population coupled with a higher demand for food is putting pressure
on agriculture. The use of synthetic pesticides and chemical fertilizers allowed us to boost …