Stilbenes are a small family of plant secondary metabolites derived from the
phenylpropanoid pathway, and produced in a number of unrelated plant species. These …

Background Analyses of speciation genes–genes that contribute to the cessation of gene
flow between populations–can offer clues regarding the ecological settings, evolutionary …

The growth of urban areas has a significant impact on land use by replacing areas of
vegetation with residential and commercial areas and their related infrastructure; this …

The scent of roses (Rosa x hybrida) is composed of hundreds of volatile molecules.
Monoterpenes represent up to 70% percent of the scent content in some cultivars, such as …

Roses hold high symbolic value and great cultural importance in different societies
throughout human history. They are widely used as garden ornamental plants, as cut …

Floral scent is a complex trait of biological and applied significance. To evaluate whether
scent production originating from diverse metabolic pathways (eg phenylpropanoids and …

Stilbenes are considered the most important phytoalexin group in grapevine (Vitis vinifera)
and they are known to contribute to the protection against various pathogens. The main …

Roses with strong tea scents contain diverse volatile organic compounds (VOCs) with
commercial applications. Novel wild tea scented roses were discovered in Yunnan Province …

It is unknown why roses are terpene-rich, what the terpene biosynthetic pathways in roses
are, and why only a few rose species produce the major components of rose essential oil …

The recent completion of the rose genome sequence is not the end of a process, but rather a
starting point that opens up a whole set of new and exciting activities. Next to a high-quality …