Importance of Allelochemics in Plant Insect Relations

Personal reminiscences
  • Gottfried Fraenkel
Conference paper
Part of the Series Entomologica book series (SENT, volume 19)

Abstract

I have been given the task to give an introductory lecture about the function of the secondary plant substances (allelochemicals) in the coevolution of plants and insects. This I consider neither possible nor necessary in the context of this symposium which deals with a particular aspect of this problem, that of the specificity of bruchid beetles on leguminous seeds. Ever since I introduced the concept of the biological role of these substances (1959), there have been about a dozen books dealing largely or entirely with this subject, about 10 symposia, and literally hundreds of individuals articles. It is entirely beyond my capabilities to give a comprehensive account of this subject at this occasion.

Keywords

Colorado Potato Beetle Leptinotarsa Decemlineata Introductory Lecture Leguminous Seed Bruchid Beetle 
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© Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1981

Authors and Affiliations

  • Gottfried Fraenkel
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  1. 1.Dept. of EntomologyUniversity of IllinoisUrbanaUSA

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