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Pyrethrins are a class of potent insecticides produced byChrysanthemum cinerariaefolium. Simulated herbivory does not affect concentrations of pyrethrins in damaged and undamaged expanding and fully expanded leaves, or flowers of greenhouse or field-grown plants.
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Baldwin, I.T., Karb, M.J. & Callahan, P. Foliar and floral pyrethrins ofChrysanthemum cinerariaefolium are not induced by leaf damage. J Chem Ecol 19, 2081–2087 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00983810
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