Emodin - A secondary metabolite with multiple ecological functions in higher plants

New Phytologist

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 205-217

  Izhaki, Ido ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Allelopathy; Antimicrobial activity; Emodin; Herbivory and frugivory; Multifunctionality; Plant fitness; Secondary metabolites; Seed dispersal

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL DEFENSE; FITNESS; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; SECONDARY METABOLITE; SEED DISPERSAL;

EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0036321024     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-8137.2002.00459.x     Document Type: Review

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