Phytotoxicity of quassinoids: Physiological responses and structural requirements

Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 15-24

  Dayan, F E ^a   Watson, S B ^a   Galindo, J C G ^b   Hernandez A ^c   Dou, J ^d   McChesney, J D ^d   Duke, S O ^a  

^a NATURAL PRODUCTS UTILIZATION RESEARCH UNIT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Allelopathy; Computer modeling; Herbicide; Mode of action; Natural products; Phytotoxicity; Quassinoids; SAR; Structure activity relationships

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA; LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA; SIMAROUBACEAE;

EID: 0032873757     PISSN: 00483575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/pest.1999.2432     Document Type: Article

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