Article (magazine) published 2014.

Authored by

Jānis Rukšāns & Henrik Zetterlund

Article (magazine) published 2012.

Authored by

Dr. Susan Scollay

Article (magazine) published 3 Nov 2012.

Authored by

Akbar Karami

Article (magazine) published 2023.

Authored by

Yuki Mikanagi & Naomi Oyama-Okubo

Rosa foetida Herrm. is an important wild rose that contributed to the birth of modern yellow cultivars. It is also well known for the unpleasant odor, not prevalent in other roses, emanating from its petals. We analyzed the floral scent of R. foetida and its sport cultivars, R. foetida var. bicolor (Jacq.) Willm. and R. foetida f. persiana (Lem.) Rehd., to identify the causative compounds for their offensive odor

Article (magazine) published 1960 by Journal of Genetics.

Authored by

Gordon D. Rowley

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Article (magazine) published Sep 2000 by Historic Roses Group (RNRS).

Authored by

Barbara Tchertoff

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Article (magazine) published 21 Mar 1999 by Royal National Rose Society.

Authored by

Colin Horner

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Article (magazine) published 29 Mar 2013.

Authored by

Michal Wanner

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Article (magazine) published 1977.

Authored by

Léonie Bell

Article (magazine) published 7 Mar 2015 by Science Magazine.

ABSTRACT

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 the Papa Meilland rose. Monoterpene biosynthesis in plants relies on plastid-localized terpene synthases. Combining transcriptomic and genetic approaches, we show that the Nudix hydrolase RhNUDX1, localized in the cytoplasm, is part of a pathway for the biosynthesis of free monoterpene alcohols that contribute to fragrance in roses. The RhNUDX1 protein shows geranyl diphosphate diphosphohydrolase activity in vitro and supports geraniol biosynthesis in planta.

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