Analysis of Floral Scent Compounds and Classification by Scent Quality in Tulip Cultivars

  • Oyama-Okubo Naomi
    NARO Institute of Floricultural Science
  • Tsuji Toshiaki
    Horticultural Research Institute, Toyama Prefectural Agricultural, Forestry & Fisheries Research Center

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  • チューリップ品種の発散香気成分の解析と香りの質による分類

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Floral scents of tulip (Tulipa L.) cultivars are highly diverse, ranging from citrus, honey, or grassy to medicinal. To clarify the diversity of the quality of tulip floral scents, we analyzed the scent compounds of 51 tulip cultivars with characteristic scents. The major scent compounds were five monoterpenoids (eucalyptol, linalool, d-limonene, trans-β-ocimene, and α-pinene), four sesquiterpenoids (caryophyllene, α-farnesene, geranyl acetone, and β-ionone), six benzenoids (acetophenone, benzaldehyde, benzyl alcohol, 3,5-dimethoxytoluene (DMT), methyl salicylate, and 2-phenylethanol), and five fatty acid derivatives (decanal, 2-hexenal, cis-3-hexenol, cis-3-hexenyl acetate, and octanal). Tulip cultivars were classified into nine groups according to the composition of major scent components and sensory assessment of a living flower: group 1, anise; group 2, citrus; group 3, fruity; group 4, green; group 5, herbal; group 6, herbal-honey; group 7, rosy; group 8, spicy; and group 9, woody.

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