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. 2023 Oct 7;7(6):422–435. doi: 10.1093/evlett/qrad045

Table 2.

Volatile organic compounds emitted by figs of F. heterostyla and F. squamosa at receptive phase

Code Chemical compound RI Ficus heterostyla (% ± SD) Ficus squamosa (% ± SD)
Male trees (n = 7) Female trees (n = 2) Male trees (n = 7) Female trees (n = 3)
Fatty acid derivatives
C1 4a-8-Dimethyl-2-(prop-1-en-2-yl)-1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,7-octahydronaphthalene 1,107 1.45 ± 1.13 4.72 ± 6.28
Total 1.45 4.27
Monoterpenes
C2 α-Thujene 929 1.34 ± 0.98 0.46 ± 0.25 2.81 ± 2.16 3.86 ± 2.25
C3 (1R)-(+)-α-Pinene# 936 1.32 ± 1.17 1.29 ± 0.47 7.29 ± 4.07 6.26 ± 8.14
C4 cis-Sabinene# 976 5.51 ± 3.56 1.70 ± 1.88 6.50 ± 4.76 8.46 ± 6.45
C5 (1S)-(-)-β-Pinene# 979 0.86 ± 0.70 0.60 ± 0.35 1.72 ± 1.08 1.64 ± 1.14
C6 β-Myrcene# 992 0.92 ± 0.79 0.32 ± 0.06
C7 α-Terpinene# 1,019 0.49 ± 0.44
C8 D-Limonene# 1,032 2.16 ± 2.97 31.76 ± 6.84 5.27 ± 5.43 3.83 ± 4.00
C9 Eucalyptol# 1,034 15.85 ± 5.64 15.28 ± 21.60 13.32 ± 13.82 10.65 ± 10.07
C10 trans-β-Ocimene# 1,040 3.12 ± 3.54 0.35 ± 0.49 5.46 ± 7.17 3.90 ± 4.81
C11 γ-Terpinene# 1,061 0.94 ± 0.79 0.50 ± 0.14 1.92 ± 1.35 2.02 ± 1.09
C12 α-Terpinolene 1,091 0.32 ± 0.25 0.26 ± 0.37
C13 R-(-)-Linalool# 1,101 0.30 ± 0.37 0.44 ± 0.63
C14 p-Cymene# 1,027 0.19 ± 0.21 0.47 ± 0.13
Total 33.32 53.43 44.29 41.07
Aromatics
C15 Methyl benzoate 1,094 0.31 ± 0.56
Total 0.31
Sesquiterpenes and analogues
C16 δ-Elemene 1,345 0.24 ± 0.30 1.29 ± 1.61 0.50 ± 0.87
C17 (+)-Cyclosativene# 1,374 0.64 ± 1.24 2.17 ± 1.44
C18 α-Copaene# 1,383 1.15 ± 0.55 0.71 ± 0.22 1.92 ± 2.06 3.99 ± 2.64
C19 Daucene 1,386 2.66 ± 1.19 1.36 ± 0.45 9.89 ± 7.82 4.56 ± 7.90
C20 β-Panasinsene 1,390 1.83 ± 2.60 7.44 ± 12.88
C21 β-Elemene# 1,399 6.20 ± 2.08 14.00 ± 2.09 0.74 ± 0.82 0.62 ± 0.54
C22 α-Cedrene# 1,411 0.57 ± 0.73
C23 β-Caryophyllene# 1.428 7.63 ± 3.69 2.48 ± 0.93 1.52 ± 1.48 4.45 ± 3.65
C24 trans-α-Bergamotene 1,443 0.86 ± 0.62 0.82 ± 0.28 0.87 ± 1.04 0.61 ± 0.58
C25 Aromandendrene# 1,448 0.78 ± 0.88 2.00 ± 0.75 1.87 ± 2.50
C26 β-Fanesene# 1,461 3.20 ± 2.02 0.52 ± 0.12 5.85 ± 4.28 6.70 ± 11.60
C27 α-Humulene# 1,462 1.88 ± 1.33 0.33 ± 0.47
C28 γ-Muurolene 1,485 1.31 ± 1.82 0.62 ± 0.60 0.44 ± 0.76
C29 Germacrene B 1,567 1.10 ± 0.32 0.26 ± 0.36 1.63 ± 1.95 1.86 ± 2.79
C30 (+)-β-Selinene# 1,497 3.73 ± 2.41 9.49 ± 7.93
C31 Zingiberene 1,501 0.27 ± 0.28 0.39 ± 0.50 0.25 ± 0.44
C32 (+)-Valencene# 1,501 1.17 ± 1.86 5.86 ± 8.42
C33 α-Selinene 1,504 9.55 ± 9.49 8.79 ± 5.93
C34 Germacrene D 1,491 1.70 ± 2.29 7.81 ± 6.53 8.42 ± 5.85
C35 α-Farnesene# 1,512 14.24 ± 7.30 5.22 ± 1.20
C36 γ-Cadinene# 1,521 0.21 ± 0.36 0.42 ± 0.59
C37 β-Sesquiphellandrene 1,530 2.10 ± 0.93 1.98 ± 1.02 1.45 ± 1.35
C38 Dauca-4(11),8-diene 1,537 2.86 ± 1.14 1.03 ± 0.49 4.84 ± 4.16 1.19 ± 2.06
Total 62.24 45.43 44.99 52.38
Unclassifed
C39 Unknown 1 1,390 0.32 ± 0.32 0.95 ± 0.78 0.57 ± 0.99
C40 Unknown 4 1,428 2.86 ± 1.50 0.83 ± 0.21 5.39 ± 4.35 0.40 ± 0.70
C41 Unknown 6 1,465 0.95 ± 0.53 0.31 ± 0.43 2.93 ± 2.12 1.31 ± 2.28
Total 4.13 1.14 9.27 2.28
Total 100 100 100 100

Note. The compounds detected for each type of floral scent emitted by figs are divided into classes based on general biosynthetic origin (Knudsen et al., 2006). Relative amounts = mean ± SD of the proportion of each compound in the total bouquet. RI, retention index. # represent chemicals have compared and confirmed with synthesized standards mass spectrum.