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Acta Horticulturae Sinica ›› 2026, Vol. 53 ›› Issue (2): 386-396.doi: 10.16420/j.issn.0513-353x.2025-0853

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Research Progress on the Biological Functions and Biosynthetic Mechanisms of Floral Scent

XIE Yuying, SHI Tingting, YANG Xiulian, WANG Lianggui, YUE Yuanzheng()   

  1. State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding,College of Landscape Architecture,Nanjing Forestry University,Nanjing 210037,China
  • Received:2025-10-17 Revised:2025-12-01 Online:2026-02-25 Published:2026-02-12

Abstract:

Floral scent serves multifaceted ecological and physiological roles in plant reproduction and defense mechanisms. It not only selectively attracts pollinators through specific volatile compounds and provides resistance against biotic stressors,but also participates in intracellular reactive oxygen species scavenging and signaling transduction,collectively forming a complex“plant-micropollinator-environment”interaction network. At the molecular level,the biosynthesis of floral scent is regulated through sophisticated hierarchical mechanisms,including epigenetic modifications such as DNA methylation and non-coding RNAs,coordinated regulation of structural genes by transcription factor families,as well as post-translational protein modifications including ubiquitination and histone modifications. These regulatory layers collectively ensure precise spatiotemporal control of floral scent production and stress-responsive emission. Research demonstrates that floral scent biosynthesis is intrinsically linked to plant senescence and stress adaptation processes,being modulated by hormonal signaling networks while exhibiting significant ecological adaptability and defensive functions under environmental challenges such as salt stress and herbivory.

Key words: floral scent, stress, molecular regulation