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  • In particular, they said that higher temperatures will cause plants to produce more BVOCs, and also lengthen the growing season of many species, further adding to the BVOCs produced.

    dailyindia.com News Feed 2010

  • According to BBC News, in response to all these disruptions, plants will emit greater levels of fragrant chemicals called biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs). hat will then alter how plants interact with one another and defend themselves against pests, according to a major scientific review.

    Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Ani 2010

  • Higher temperatures not only cause plants to produce more BVOCs, they also often lengthen their growing seasons, prolonging the period over which they generate the fragrant compounds.

    TreeHugger 2010

  • According to the heads of a recent research review, "the world may already be becoming more fragrant, as plants have already begun emitting more smelly chemicals" known as biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs), the BBC's Earth News service reports.

    TreeHugger 2010

  • BVOCs "play vital roles in helping plants grow and metabolise, communicate with one another and reproduce, and protect or defend themselves from herbivores such as browsing mammals or insect pests," the BBC reports.

    TreeHugger 2010

  • Cabbages and most vegetation emit chemicals called biogenic volatile organic compounds, or BVOCs, that are mostly undetectable by humans.

    Scientific American 2010

  • BVOCs are routinely emitted by plants into the atmosphere.

    Medindia Health News 2010

  • According to BBC News, in response to all these disruptions, plants will emit greater levels of fragrant chemicals called biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs). hat will then alter how plants interact with one another and defend themselves against pests, according to a major scientific review.

    Medindia Health News 2010

  • BVOCs are extremely volatile, and at higher temperatures, the plants not only synthesize more of them, but the chemicals also vaporize easily.

    Scientific American 2010

  • Penuelas and Dr. Michael Staudt of the Centre for Functional Ecology and Evolution in Montpellier, France, conducted a major review of the effects of climate change on BVOCs, publishing their findings in the journal Trends in Plant Sciences.

    TreeHugger 2010

  • The main components of phytoncides are terpenes, which make up the majority of biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs).

    How ‘forest bathing’ keeps lungs healthy Erica Gies 2026

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