As you know, the aroma is able to uplift, awaken memories, infuriate and even determine the fate of a person when choosing a partner. The presence of pleasant smells in flowers, fruits and vegetables actually determines the financial situation of many people: from private gardeners and florists to owners of perfumery chains.
In addition, we not only smell the nose, but also partly with its help we get taste sensations, says the head of the study, Professor Alexander Vainstein.
In nature, the smell of flowers is necessary, first of all, to attract pollinating insects (beetles, bees and others), which affect … The intensity of the scent is highly dependent on the time of day and night (the daily rhythms of the plant), weather, age and type of flower.
Weinstein and his colleagues succeeded in studying the processes taking place and got an excellent result: an increase in the smell almost tenfold, its appearance regardless of the time of day.
In the future, scientists hope that their discovery will be widely used, primarily in agricultural production. After all, changing the natural smell of one vegetable or flower can lead to an increase in the visual appeal of a wide range of products. Soon, geneticists hope to give certain odors to the yeast (to change the smell of wine, chocolate and bread).
They will also be interested in a new invention in the flower industry, because the types of flowers have lost their … Now it is possible to restore it and probably even improve it.
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