Comparative Analysis of Volatile Compounds in Flowers of Different Actinidia Species
Department of Environmental Protection and Dendrology, Institute of Horticulture Sciences, Warsaw University of Life Sciences—SGGW, ul. Nowoursynowska 159, 02-787 Warsaw, Poland
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Plants 2020, 9(12), 1675; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9121675
Received: 13 October 2020
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Revised: 25 November 2020
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Accepted: 26 November 2020
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Published: 30 November 2020
(This article belongs to the Section Phytochemistry)
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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Keywords:
kiwifruit; kiwiberry; silver vine; lilac compounds; headspace samples; attractants for pollinators; pollination; Actinidia arguta; Actinidia chinensis
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Stasiak, A.; Latocha, P. Comparative Analysis of Volatile Compounds in Flowers of Different Actinidia Species. Plants 2020, 9, 1675. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9121675
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Stasiak A, Latocha P. Comparative Analysis of Volatile Compounds in Flowers of Different Actinidia Species. Plants. 2020; 9(12):1675. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9121675
Chicago/Turabian StyleStasiak, Agnieszka, and Piotr Latocha. 2020. "Comparative Analysis of Volatile Compounds in Flowers of Different Actinidia Species" Plants 9, no. 12: 1675. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9121675
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