Roles for secondary metabolites in plants.

doi:10.1002/9780470514344.ch15

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Roles for secondary metabolites in plants.

Ciba Foundation symposium - 1 Jan 1992

Waterman P G

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More than about 20,000 secondary metabolites have now been identified and their isolation and characterization continues at an undiminishing rate. Although the production of most secondary metabolites is under genetic control, in relatively few cases have convincing arguments been put forward to...

Topics

Alleles
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Plants
Pollen
Predatory Behavior
Seeds

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