Tag Archive for 'English lavender'

The ecological function of the main volatiles emitted by opening flowers, flower buds, leaves, and stems of the lavender (Lavandula angustifolia): a large proportion of linalool, linalyl acetate, and lavandulyl acetate in opening flowers function as attractants for pollinators; at the flower bud stage, α-pinene, β-pinene, and β-ocimene, etc. provide defense against herbivores and predators; borneol, camphor, 1,8-cineole, camphene, and bornyl acetate are the main compounds in leaves and stems, and are always repellents to pests. Image credit: Li et al., doi: 10.1038/s41438-021-00490-6.

Researchers Sequence Genome of New Lavender Cultivar

May 17, 2021 by Natali Anderson

A research team in China has produced the high-quality reference genome for ‘Jingxun 2,’ a cultivar of the lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) recently...

Ramsey et al identified eight components of lavender and tea tree oils as endocrine disruptor chemicals. Image credit: Ilona Couleur.

Linalool Odor is Relaxing, New Study Confirms

Oct 24, 2018 by News Staff

A study carried out by Kagoshima University researchers shows that linalool, a constituent of lavender, peppermint and many other essential oils, must...

Lavender Genome Sequenced

Oct 15, 2018 by Enrico de Lazaro

A team of scientists from Brock University and the University of British Columbia, Canada, has sequenced the genome of the English lavender (Lavandula...