Alfalfa leaf saponins and insect resistance

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 995-1002

  Nozzolillo, Constance ^a   Arnason, J Thor ^a   Campos, Francisca ^a   Donskov, Natalie ^a   Jurzysta, Marian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b STATE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; European corn borer; Medicago; Ostrinia nubilalis; Saponins

Indexed keywords

INSECTA; MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO SATIVA; OSTRINIA NUBILALIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030969617     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOEC.0000006384.60488.94     Document Type: Article

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