Characterization of Floral Nectars by High-Performance Liquid Chromatography
- 1 January 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Apicultural Research
- Vol. 18 (2) , 148-152
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00218839.1979.11099959
Abstract
Techniques were developed for fractional analysis of undiluted microquantities of floral nectar by HPLC. Quantitative and qualitative differences are shown between almond nectar secreted by freshly opened flowers and by those a few days old; they demonstrate the reproducibility of data obtained. HPLC characterizations may thus be utilized in plant breeding, to ensure that compatible genotypes with similar spectra of volatiles and taste components are brought together when cross-pollination is essential. They may also be useful in studies of foraging behaviour of bees among plant phenotypes and genotypes.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
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- Pollination Systems as Isolating Mechanisms in AngiospermsEvolution, 1949