Affiliation:
1. Center for Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry, Crom-Mass Universidad Industrial de Santander Bucaramanga 680002 Colombia elena@tucan.uis.edu.co
Abstract
Determining the chemical composition of floral fragrances is of fundamental importance to understanding plant–plant and plant–insect interactions and to study the physiological and ecological aspects of plant adaptation. The diverse chemical features of floral fragrances are described in this chapter, together with several examples of the application of solid-phase microextraction methods to tropical flower scent studies. Comparisons of sampling conditions and techniques, as well as recommendations on experimental strategies to obtain reproducible results are provided.
Publisher
The Royal Society of Chemistry