Harvest Initiated Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from In-Field Tall Wheatgrass.

ABSTRACT: While crop and grassland usage continues to increase, the full diversity of plant-specific volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from these ecosystems, including their implications for atmospheric chemistry and carbon cycling, remains poorly understood. It is particularly important to investigate VOCs in the context of potential biofuels: aside from the implications of large-scale land use, harvest may shift both the flux and speciation of emitted VOCs. To this point, we evaluate the diversity of VOCs emitted both pre and postharvest from "Alkar" tall wheatgrass (Thinopyrum ponticum), a candidate biofuel that exhibits greater tolerance to frost and saline land compared to other grass varieties. Mature plants grown under field conditions (n = 6) were sampled for VOCs both

SUBMITTER: Vandergrift GW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11492378 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature