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Comparative Analysis of Volatile Compounds in Flowers of Different Actinidia Species
Among the actinidia genus (Actinidia spp.) native to China, few species are grown commercially for their edible and healthy fruits. As they are dioecious plants, a lot of interest is paid to effective pollination and to insects as the most efficient pollinators. In this study we have concentrated on...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7760476/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33266005 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants9121675 |
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author | Stasiak, Agnieszka Latocha, Piotr |
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description | Among the actinidia genus (Actinidia spp.) native to China, few species are grown commercially for their edible and healthy fruits. As they are dioecious plants, a lot of interest is paid to effective pollination and to insects as the most efficient pollinators. In this study we have concentrated on the composition of volatile compounds in male flowers of four different actinidia species (A. chinensis var. deliciosa, A. arguta, A. kolomikta and A. polygama) and on the diversity between male and female flower volatiles for the two most winter-hardy species (A. arguta and A. kolomikta) with growing commercial value. Analyses were provided using gas chromatography with mass spectrometry (GC-MS). In total, 120 compounds were found in 15 actinidia genotypes. However, the number of identified compounds varied between species. Different main compounds or groups of volatile compounds characterised flowers of every species. Smaller differences were observed between male and female flowers of the same species. Our results suggest that actinidia flowers could be attractive to pollinating insects. |
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spelling | pubmed-77604762020-12-26 Comparative Analysis of Volatile Compounds in Flowers of Different Actinidia Species Stasiak, Agnieszka Latocha, Piotr Plants (Basel) Article Among the actinidia genus (Actinidia spp.) native to China, few species are grown commercially for their edible and healthy fruits. As they are dioecious plants, a lot of interest is paid to effective pollination and to insects as the most efficient pollinators. In this study we have concentrated on the composition of volatile compounds in male flowers of four different actinidia species (A. chinensis var. deliciosa, A. arguta, A. kolomikta and A. polygama) and on the diversity between male and female flower volatiles for the two most winter-hardy species (A. arguta and A. kolomikta) with growing commercial value. Analyses were provided using gas chromatography with mass spectrometry (GC-MS). In total, 120 compounds were found in 15 actinidia genotypes. However, the number of identified compounds varied between species. Different main compounds or groups of volatile compounds characterised flowers of every species. Smaller differences were observed between male and female flowers of the same species. Our results suggest that actinidia flowers could be attractive to pollinating insects. MDPI 2020-11-30 /pmc/articles/PMC7760476/ /pubmed/33266005 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants9121675 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Stasiak, Agnieszka Latocha, Piotr Comparative Analysis of Volatile Compounds in Flowers of Different Actinidia Species |
title | Comparative Analysis of Volatile Compounds in Flowers of Different Actinidia Species |
title_full | Comparative Analysis of Volatile Compounds in Flowers of Different Actinidia Species |
title_fullStr | Comparative Analysis of Volatile Compounds in Flowers of Different Actinidia Species |
title_full_unstemmed | Comparative Analysis of Volatile Compounds in Flowers of Different Actinidia Species |
title_short | Comparative Analysis of Volatile Compounds in Flowers of Different Actinidia Species |
title_sort | comparative analysis of volatile compounds in flowers of different actinidia species |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7760476/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33266005 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/plants9121675 |
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