Plant BiologybioRxivPreprint
Comparative nectar metabolomics reveals sucrose-nitrogen tradeoffs and chemical drivers of microbial growth in floral nectar
Rachel Lee Vannette, Caitlin C. Rering, Jacob M. Cecala…·Alexia M Lanier
The paper compares nectar metabolomics across 31 plant species to identify chemical drivers of microbial growth and tradeoffs between sucrose and nitrogen compounds.
DOI 10.64898/2026.05.26.727296