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Table 3 Veratrole emission and SlGOMT expression in Silene latifolia flowers

From: Identification of white campion (Silene latifolia) guaiacol O-methyltransferase involved in the biosynthesis of veratrole, a key volatile for pollinator attraction

Flower / Condition

Expression (Mean ± SE)

Veratrole emission1 (Mean ± SE)

Night flowering2 ♀

0.31 ± 0.08

1.36 ± 0.49

Day flowering2 ♀

0.43 ± 0.08

0.027 ± 0.027

Night flowering2 ♂

1.11 ± 0.28

3.86 ± 3.17

Day flowering2 ♂

1.24 ± 0.20

0.05 ± 0.038

  1. 1 ng/l, 2 n = 5.
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BMC Plant Biology

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