Secondary and Primary Plant Metabolites as Chemical Markers for Resistance of Bitter Candytuft (Iberis amara) Plant against Insect Attack

A correlation between the levels of secondary and primary plant metabolites and food coefficient parameters with the population density of infested broccoli plants was studied. Cucurbitacins and glucosinolates compounds were good signs of resistance in bitter candytuft plants. On the other hand, low...

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Main Authors: Ayman Mohamed KAMEL, Soad Esawey EL-GENGAIHI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AcademicPres 2008-08-01
Series:Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca
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Online Access:http://www.notulaebotanicae.ro/index.php/nbha/article/view/74