“…10 -12 However, phenylacetonitrile has now been reported to be released at a low level from similar intact apple plants, 41 and 2-phenylethanol is clearly released by intact apple foliage. 12,41 Field-grown plants (two-year-old wood) maintained at the USDA laboratory in Wapato, Washington, were used for volatile captures in our study and in the study by El-Sayed et al 13 The volatiles released from these apple plants are probably a more natural profile than those reported previously under protected conditions or with very young plants. 10,11 Plants in both studies experienced a range of environmental perturbations, including mild insect and pathogen infestations and nonspecific leaf damage likely from wind and abrasion.…”