Ecological function and prospects for utilization of cucurbitacins

Shengtai Xuebao/ Acta Ecologica Sinica

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 780-793

  Ling, Bing ^a   Zhang, Maoxin ^a   Wang, Yuzan ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cucurbitacins; Ecological function; Phytophagous insects; Plant defense; Utilization prospect

Indexed keywords

ANTIHERBIVORE DEFENSE; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT-HERBIVORE INTERACTION; SECONDARY METABOLITE; TERPENE; VINE;

CUCUMIS SATIVUS; CUCURBITACEAE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 79251477871     PISSN: 10000933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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