Representative chromatograms of chemical components identified in foliar volatiles of three African nightshade species <i>viz</i>. <i>Solanum sarrachoides</i>, <i>S</i>. <i>scabrum</i> and <i>S</i>. <i>villosum</i>.

Abstract

<p>Peak no: 1 = hexanal; 2 = (<i>Z</i>)-3-hexen-1-ol; 3 = (+)-α-Pinene; 4 = benzaldehyde; 5 = (-)-β-Pinene; 6 = 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one; 7 = β-myrcene; 8 = octanal; 9 = (<i>S</i>)-(-)-limonene; 10 = undecane; 11 = dihydromyrcenol; 12 = methyl benzoate; 13 = linalool; 14 = nonanal; 15 = isophorone; 16 = octanoic acid; 17 = α-terpineol; 18 = dodecane; 19 = decanal; 20 = carvacrol, methyl ether; 21 = pentadecane; 22 = bornyl acetate; 23 = hexadecane; 24 = copaene; 25 = β-elemene; 26 = longifolene; 27 = (−)-α-cedrene; 28 = (<i>E</i>)-β -caryophyllene; 29 = (+)-β-cedrene; 30 = geranyl acetone; 31 = α-humulene; 32 = butylated hydroxytoluene; 33 = δ-cadinene; 34 = caryophyllene oxide; 35 = cedrol; 36 = hexadecanoic acid.</p