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PLANT VOLATILES

To protect and emit beauty

Nature Chemical Biology volume 17, pages 124–125 (2021)Cite this article

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The plant cuticle has long been considered a barrier to volatile organic compound emission. New research reveals the paradoxical role of the cuticle as a barrier and facilitator of volatile emissions in hybrid petunia.

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Fig. 1: Petunia flower cuticle is both a barrier and sink for volatile organic emissions (VOCs).

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Livingston, S.J., Samuels, A.L. To protect and emit beauty. Nat Chem Biol 17, 124–125 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41589-020-00692-4

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