What is it about?
We studied the floral smell of four major stone fruit crops (apricot, plum, cherry, and peach) and identified insect attractant compounds used by flower visitors and pollinators in New Zealand.
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Why is it important?
Pollination is a critical ecosystem service and a better understanding of pollination processes will help to support this vital function in our food supply.
Perspectives
Fascinating to see what is in the bouquet of this group of tree crops, and what insects we can attract to specific groups of compounds.
Professor David Maxwell Suckling
University of Auckland
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This page is a summary of: Scents in orchards: floral volatiles of four stone fruit crops and their attractiveness to pollinators, Chemoecology, March 2018, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/s00049-018-0254-8.
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