"Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spaketh thusly:
>I'm interested in learning more about how scent/fragrance works in
>orchids. Also how is it transmitted or retained when the orchid is crossed?
>A search turns up an interesting text which is rather pricey but
>also hard to find. The scent of orchids. Olfactory and chemical
>investigations by Roman Kaiser. 1993. ISBN 0-444-89841-7
>Familiar with the author's work? Has anyone studied this or other
>texts? Do you know of a more recent study?
I would argue the text is very easy to find (bookfinder.com
lists 11 copies right now), but Lee is quite correct in that the
asking price is the sort of thing that causes heartburn.
Recommendation: check eBay now and again. I purchased my copy for a bit less.
As for the contents- although highly informative, a
background in chemistry is recommended. Kaiser works (as recently as
a year or two ago) for Givaudan, and his published papers hit the
mainstream now and again. I don't know if he's an organiker or
analytical, but understanding both of these aspects is very important
before dropping a couple of Benjamins on the text.
A search on scholar.google.com reveals 379 hits with the
search string 'Kaiser orchids,' the first page of which is entirely
papers of which he is an author, co-author, or referenced. The body
of literature appears to be substantially larger than I had thought.
Cheers,
-AJHicks
Chandler, AZ
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