ISSN:
1573-1561
Keywords:
Lepidoptera
;
Noctuidae
;
Heliothis zea
;
bioassay
;
host plant resistance mechanisms
;
allelochemicals
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract Maysin, a flavone glycoside from corn silks, inhibits ingestion, and thus growth, ofHeliothis zea (Boddie) larvae. Pinitol from soybeans inhibitedH. zea growth by the same mechanism. Despite the widely held assumption that tannins inhibit growth by inhibiting assimilation, cotton condensed tannin inhibitedH. zea growth by reducing ingestion; no evidence was found for a reduction in assimilation. Neonate larvae are shown to be much more sensitive to allelochemics than larvae that have fed on control diet before being transferred to diet containing plant allelochemics.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00989100
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