Ep. 460 - Floral Chemistry Revisited

In Defense of Plants Podcast

In Defense of Plants

Science & Medicine, Natural Sciences

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2024

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

For Dr. Rob Raguso, the phrase "stop and smell the roses" takes on a whole new meaning. Dr. Raguso studies the intricate world of floral chemistry. You are undoubtedly familiar with some of the wonderful odors flowers produce but such tantalizing smells are only the beginning. The world of floral chemistry is quite remarkable and the function of the myriad substances they produce go much deeper than simply pollination. We revisit a conversation that will put a whole new spin on your appreciation of flowering plants. This episode was produced in part by Charis, EJ, Laura, Sung, NOK, Stephen, Heidi, Kristin, Luke, Sea, Shannon, Thomas, Will, Jamie, Waverly, Brent, Tanner, Rick, Kazys, Dorothy, Katherine, Emily, Theo, Nichole, Paul, Karen, Randi, Caelan, Tom, Don, Susan, Corbin, Keena, Robin, Peter, Whitney, Kenned, Margaret, Daniel, Karen, David, Earl, Jocelyn, Gary, Krysta, Elizabeth, Southern California Carnivorous Plant Enthusiasts, Pattypollinators, Peter, Judson, Ella, Alex, Dan, Pamela, Peter, Andrea, Nathan, Karyn, Michelle, Jillian, Chellie, Linda, Laura, Miz Holly, Christie, Carlos, Paleo Fern, Levi, Sylvia, Lanny, Ben, Lily, Craig, Sarah, Lor, Monika, Brandon, Jeremy, Suzanne, Kristina, Christine, Silas, Michael, Aristia, Felicidad, Lauren, Danielle, Allie, Jeffrey, Amanda, Tommy, Marcel, C Leigh, Karma, Shelby, Christopher, Alvin, Arek, Chellie, Dani, Paul, Dani, Tara, Elly, Colleen, Natalie, Nathan, Ario, Laura, Cari, Margaret, Mary, Connor, Nathan, Jan, Jerome, Brian, Azomonas, Ellie, University Greens, Joseph, Melody, Patricia, Matthew, Garrett, John, Ashley, Cathrine, Melvin, OrangeJulian, Porter, Jules, Griff, Joan, Megan, Marabeth, Les, Ali, Southside Plants, Keiko, Robert, Bryce, Wilma, Amanda, Helen, Mikey, Michelle, German, Joerg, Cathy, Tate, Steve, Kae, Carole, Mr. Keith Santner, Lynn, Aaron, Sara, Kenned, Brett, Jocelyn, Ethan, Sheryl, Runaway Goldfish, Ryan, Chris, Alana, Rachel, Joanna, Lori, Paul, Griff, Matthew, Bobby, Vaibhav, Steven, Joseph, Brandon, Liam, Hall, Jared, Brandon, Christina, Carly, Kazys, Stephen, Katherine, Mohsin Kazmi Takes Pictures, Manny, doeg, Daniel, Tim, Philip, Tim, Lisa, Brodie, Bendix, Irene, holly, Sara, and Margie.

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome to the Indefensive Plants podcast
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0:05.2	What's up? This is your host Matt. Welcome to the show.
0:07.6	How is everyone doing this week?
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0:21.6	All of the links are there. All of our
0:23.4	merch is customizable and so you can find a style that works for you. But today we
0:28.2	are revisiting a conversation ahead with Dr. Rob Reguso back in 2018 and for Dr. Reguso the phrase stop and smell the
0:36.1	roses takes on a whole new meaning. He studies the intricate world of floral chemistry and
0:41.5	it's amazing to think of all of the different substances
0:44.0	that go into producing floral sense and the ways they interact with the natural
0:48.4	world to ensure pollination is achieved. Once again this conversation happened
0:52.0	back in 2018 so if you're noticing a difference in audio quality, that's why. I wasn't working with good gear back then.
0:58.0	So please, you don't need to email me about it. But I don't want to keep you from it any longer. This is a fascinating discussion
1:04.7	so without further ado, let's revisit my conversation with Dr. Rob Reguso, thank you so much for coming on the podcast. How about you tell us a little
1:27.5	about who you are and what it is you do?
1:29.7	Hi, Madam, thanks for having me. I am a professor in the Department of Neurobiology and
1:35.1	behavior at Cornell, but I really could be in a lot of different departments because I live in
1:41.1	that wonderful diverse sweet spot between insects and plants and how they
1:46.8	interact with each other in hyper diverse ways in evolutionary and ecological time.
1:52.1	So what does that mean?
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