South African Journal of Botany - 76 (4), 2010

Contents:

Editorial Board
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Editorial

Chemical diversity and biological functions of plant volatiles
Andreas Jürgens, Alvaro M. Viljoen

Sites of synthesis, biochemistry and functional role of plant volatiles
M.E. Maffei

The pigment-scent connection: Do mutations in regulatory vs. structural anthocyanin genes differentially alter floral scent production in Ipomoea purpurea?
C.J. Majetic, M.D. Rausher, R.A. Raguso

Geraniol — A review of a commercially important fragrance material
W. Chen, A.M. Viljoen

Chemical composition of the wood and leaf oils from the “Clanwilliam Cedar” (Widdringtonia cedarbergensis J.A. Marsh): A critically endangered species
G.P.P. Kamatou, A.M. Viljoen, T. Özek, K.H.C. Başer

Validating the in vitro antimicrobial activity of Artemisia afra in polyherbal combinations to treat respiratory infections
S. Suliman, S.F. Van Vuuren, A.M. Viljoen

Pharmacological interactions of essential oil constituents on the in vitro growth of Plasmodium falciparum
R.L. Van Zyl, S.T. Seatlholo, A.M. Viljoen

The ethnobotany, leaf anatomy, essential oil variation and biological activity of Pteronia incana (Asteraceae)
I.M. Hulley, A.M. Viljoen, P.M. Tilney, S.F. Van Vuuren, G.P.P. Kamatou, B.-E. Van Wyk

Bioactivity of selected essential oils and some components on Listeria monocytogenes biofilms
C.M. Leonard, S. Virijevic, T. Regnier, S. Combrinck

In vitro and in vivo screening of essential oils for the control of wet bubble disease of Agaricus bisporus
T. Regnier, S. Combrinck

Volatile composition and antimicrobial activity of twenty commercial frankincense essential oil samples
S.F. Van Vuuren, G.P.P. Kamatou, A.M. Viljoen

Application of vibrational spectroscopy in the quality assessment of Buchu oil obtained from two commercially important Agathosma species (Rutaceae)
M. Sandasi, G.P.P. Kamatou, M. Baranska, A.M. Viljoen

Volatiles associated with different flower stages and leaves of Acacia cyclops and their potential role as host attractants for Dasineura dielsi (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae)
M.J. Kotze, A. Jürgens, S.D. Johnson, J.H. Hoffmann

Correlation of volatile profiles of twenty mango cultivars with their susceptibilities to mango gall fly infestation
W.A. Augustyn, B.M. Botha, S. Combrinck, W. Du Plooy

Scent chemistry and patterns of thermogenesis in male and female cones of the African cycad Encephalartos natalensis (Zamiaceae)
T.N. Suinyuy, J.S. Donaldson, S.D. Johnson

Pollinators, floral morphology and scent chemistry in the southern African orchid genus Schizochilus
T. Van der Niet, A. Jürgens, S.D. Johnson

Generalized pollination, floral scent chemistry, and a possible case of hybridization in the African orchid Disa fragrans
S.D. Johnson, N. Hobbhahn

Floral scent composition in early diverging taxa of Asclepiadoideae, and Secamonoideae (Apocynaceae)
A. Jürgens, S. Dötterl, S. Liede-Schumann, U. Meve

Scent chemistry and pollinator attraction in the deceptive trap flowers of Ceropegia dolichophylla
A. Heiduk, I. Brake, T. Tolasch, J. Frank, A. Jürgens, U. Meve, S. Dötterl

Floral scents of chafer-pollinated asclepiads and a potential hybrid
A. Shuttleworth, S.D. Johnson

Variation in scent emission among floral parts and inflorescence developmental stages in beetle-pollinated Protea species (Proteaceae)
S.-L. Steenhuisen, R.A. Raguso, A. Jürgens, S.D. Johnson

Echium and Pontechium specific floral cues for host–plant recognition by the oligolectic bee Hoplitis adunca
H. Burger, M. Ayasse, C.M. Häberlein, S. Schulz, S. Dötterl

Convergent evolution of carrion and faecal scent mimicry in fly-pollinated angiosperm flowers and a stinkhorn fungus
S.D. Johnson, A. Jürgens

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