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Variety traits

Flower fragrance

Flower fragrance is the aggregate of volatile organic compounds produced by a plant to attract pollinators, serving as an important qualitative ornamental trait of a variety.

Mentioned in descriptions 5 448 varieties reference book.

Flower fragrance manifests as a specific scent resulting from the synthesis of volatile essential oils. This trait plays a functional role in attracting insect pollinators and serves as an important factor of a variety's ornamental value, determining its consumer appeal in floriculture.

Fragrance intensity is assessed during variety trials using an organoleptic method involving intensity scales or scoring systems, as there are no universally accepted physical or chemical units of measurement. The evaluation takes into account both the presence of the scent and its qualitative characteristics within the scope of the plant's overall ornamental quality.

The expression of the trait depends on environmental conditions, including light intensity, water balance, and soil nutrient availability. The level of aromatic compounds varies depending on the bud development stage and the time of day, and can also be suppressed by agronomic factors, such as excessive nitrogen fertilization.

Genetically, fragrance is a complex trait determined by a set of genes, which often competes with other qualities, such as flower shape or resistance. Breeding may be directed toward prioritizing external parameters; therefore, the degree of fragrance expression is not always a stable characteristic.

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Breakdown by crop

Found in these crops

Varieties that feature this in their description

Selection based on the description text, not official resistance ratings: such data is not available in registers. Mention indicates that the trait is discussed in the variety's sources; see the variety's profile for details on what is specifically stated.

MASmabay

Protection expired

Rosa L. · Rose

Roseraies Pierre Guillot, Roseraies Pierre Guillot

FR
2 records

Litakor

Protection expired

Rosa L. · Rose

KORDES' SOEHNE| W. Kordes' Soehne Rosenschulen GmbH & Co KG

DE
2 records

Lenblank

Protection expired

Rosa L. · Rose

Lens, L.

NL
2 records

Korvegata

Terminated

Rosa L. · Rose

Wilhelm Kordes / Tim-Hermann Kordes / Margarita Kordes in Fa. W. Kordes' Soehne Rosenschulen GmbH & Co KG

DE
2 records

Kormarter

Protection expired

Rosa L. · Rose

Werner Kordes / Reimer Kordes / Wilhelm Kordes

DE
2 records

Kordialo

Protection expired

Rosa L. · Rose

W.KORDES'SOHNE

DE
2 records

Koiakane

Protection expired

Tulipa L. · Tulip

Tsutsui Kiyoshi|Murakami Kinji|Kanamori Matsuo|Amano Masayuki|Nezu Mitsuya|Imai Fujio|Urashima Osamu|Hirata Yoshiki|Umada Yushi|KAWATA JOICHI|Kunishige Masaaki|Okazaki Keiichi|Imai Toru|Tsuji Toshiaki|Koizumi Masahiro|Taya Misae

NL
2 records

Korgram

Protection expired

Rosa L. · Rose

W.KORDES' SOEHNE ROSENSCHULEN GMBH & CO KG

DE
2 records

Kordalen

Protection expired

Rosa L. · Rose

Werner Kordes / Reimer Kordes / Wilhelm Kordes

DE
2 records

Kormeita

Protection expired

Rosa L. · Rose

Werner Kordes / Reimer Kordes / Wilhelm Kordes

DE
2 records

Kikomachi

Protection expired

Tulipa L. · Tulip

Toyota Tokuji|Nishii Kenji|Tsutsui Kiyoshi|Ogura Tetsuo|Murakami Kinji|Kanamori Matsuo|Amano Masayuki|Nezu Mitsuya|Imai Fujio|Urashima Osamu|Hirata Yoshiki

NL
2 records

Korsami

Terminated

Rosa L. · Rose

Reimer Kordes

DE
2 records

Korquemu

Protection expired

Rosa L. · Rose

W.KORDES'SOHNE

DE
2 records

Koroyness

Terminated

Rosa L. · Rose

KORDES' SOEHNE| W. Kordes' Soehne Rosenschulen GmbH & Co KG

DE
2 records

Koramba

Terminated

Rosa L. · Rose

Wilhelm Kordes

NL
2 records

Korutilta

Terminated

Rosa L. · Rose

Wilhelm Kordes,Tim-Hermann Kordes,Margarita Kordes

DE
2 records

Korpora

Protection expired

Rosa L. · Rose

Werner Kordes / Reimer Kordes / Wilhelm Kordes

DE
2 records

Korpocus

Terminated

Rosa L. · Rose

Wilhelm Kordes

NL
2 records

Kornuar

Terminated

Rosa L. · Rose

Margarita Kordes c/o W. Kordes'Söhne Rosenschulen GmbH & Co KG / Tim-Hermann Kordes c/o W. Kordes'Söhne Rosenschulen GmbH & Co KG / Wilhelm Kordes c/o W. Kordes'Söhne Rosenschulen GmbH & Co KG

DE
2 records

Rosa L. · Rose

WILHELM-ALEXANDER KORDES

UA
3 records

Katinka

Active

Tulipa L. · Tulip

MTS Mellema-Versteeg

NL
2 records

Kaliki

Protection expired

Gerbera L. · Gerbera

FLORIST HOLLAND B.V.

NL
2 records

Helleborus niger L. · Christmas rose

Josef Heuger (Gartenbaubetrieb)

DE
2 records

Iloide

Protection expired

Kalanchoe Adans. · Kalanchoe

Andre Smaal

NL
2 records

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