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Gas Chromatographic Techniques for the Measurement of Isoprene in Air

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Part of the book series: Modern Methods of Plant Analysis ((MOLMETHPLANT,volume 19))

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Isoprene emission from plants was discovered by Sanadze in 1966 (reviewed in Sanadze 1991) while studying plant-insect interactions. Isoprene, 2-methyl-1,3butadiene, appears to have no role in plant-insect interactions but the amount of isoprene emitted is so great that it affects atmospheric chemistry and may be important to the carbon balance of some plants. Rasmussen and Went (1964) independently discovered isoprene emission from plants while studying plant hydrocarbon emissions (Went 1960). Isoprene is the root member of a large class of compounds, many of which are important in plant fragrance. Isoprene itself is not universally appealing when in high enough concentration to be detected by smell.

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Arnts, R.R., Singsaas, E.L., Sharkey, T.D. (1997). Gas Chromatographic Techniques for the Measurement of Isoprene in Air. In: Linskens, H.F., Jackson, J.F. (eds) Plant Volatile Analysis. Modern Methods of Plant Analysis, vol 19. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03331-9_3

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