Plant volatiles are versatile organic compounds that act as signaling molecules, a means of communication, and provide a defensive response against biotic and abiotic factors. In short, plant volatile compounds have a crucial role in the survival and adaptation of plants. These volatile compounds also define the aroma traits of some agricultural produce. Collectively, these facts underline the significance of analysis of volatiles i.e. volatilomics in plant and agriculture research. Plant volatiles are low molecular weight compounds and their presence in trace amounts make them difficult to analyze with sufficient accuracy. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) is the most preferred technique used for qualitative and quantitative assessment of plant volatiles. Recent advances in volatile extraction techniques, including GC-MS, further widen applications of volatilomics in both basic and applied aspects of plant and agricultural research.
Volatilomics is a valuable tool in interdisciplinary research areas of plant sciences. This field is continuously evolving due to the rapid developments in analytical and data processing methods. Hence, capturing recent advances and applications in volatilomics is becoming valuable in advancing interdisciplinary research in plant sciences. The goal of the proposed Research Topic is to collect recent research, highlights, and reviews about the application of volatilomics in plant pathology, horticulture, plant physiology, post-harvest biology, plant breeding, agronomy, and more. This Research Topic also aims to collect novel method papers and established protocols on the various aspects of the volatilomics, such as analytical workflows, targeted and untargeted data analysis pipelines.
This Research Topic welcomes research articles, reviews, and method papers on technical and applied aspects of volatilomics used in plant and agricultural research. The main focused areas of this theme are:
• Volatilomics, plant abiotic and pathogen interactions
• Volatiles and aroma trait characterization in crops
• Volatilomics and plant signaling
• GC-MS and essential oils
• Plant ecology and volatile biomarkers
• Plant volatiles: methods and protocols
Plant volatiles are versatile organic compounds that act as signaling molecules, a means of communication, and provide a defensive response against biotic and abiotic factors. In short, plant volatile compounds have a crucial role in the survival and adaptation of plants. These volatile compounds also define the aroma traits of some agricultural produce. Collectively, these facts underline the significance of analysis of volatiles i.e. volatilomics in plant and agriculture research. Plant volatiles are low molecular weight compounds and their presence in trace amounts make them difficult to analyze with sufficient accuracy. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) is the most preferred technique used for qualitative and quantitative assessment of plant volatiles. Recent advances in volatile extraction techniques, including GC-MS, further widen applications of volatilomics in both basic and applied aspects of plant and agricultural research.
Volatilomics is a valuable tool in interdisciplinary research areas of plant sciences. This field is continuously evolving due to the rapid developments in analytical and data processing methods. Hence, capturing recent advances and applications in volatilomics is becoming valuable in advancing interdisciplinary research in plant sciences. The goal of the proposed Research Topic is to collect recent research, highlights, and reviews about the application of volatilomics in plant pathology, horticulture, plant physiology, post-harvest biology, plant breeding, agronomy, and more. This Research Topic also aims to collect novel method papers and established protocols on the various aspects of the volatilomics, such as analytical workflows, targeted and untargeted data analysis pipelines.
This Research Topic welcomes research articles, reviews, and method papers on technical and applied aspects of volatilomics used in plant and agricultural research. The main focused areas of this theme are:
• Volatilomics, plant abiotic and pathogen interactions
• Volatiles and aroma trait characterization in crops
• Volatilomics and plant signaling
• GC-MS and essential oils
• Plant ecology and volatile biomarkers
• Plant volatiles: methods and protocols