Biology, not just physics, controls release of scent compounds from plants
West Lafayette IN (SPX) Aug 05, 2015 - Purdue University research suggests active biological mechanisms transport scent and taste compounds known as volatiles from plant cells to the atmosphere, a finding that could overturn the textbook model of volatile emission as a process that occurs solely by diffusion. Volatiles play key roles in plant pollination, reproduction, defense and communication. Researchers thought volatiles di ... more
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