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Ecological Biochemistry: Allelopathy and Defense Against Herbivores

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Plant Physiological Ecology

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Plants contain a vast array of compounds referred to as secondary metabolites that play no role in primary catabolic or biosynthetic pathways. Many of these metabolites influence important ecological interactions (e.g., deterring herbivores, protection against pathogens, allelopathy, symbiotic associations, seed germination of parasites, or interactions with pollinators).

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Lambers, H., Chapin, F.S., Pons, T.L. (2008). Ecological Biochemistry: Allelopathy and Defense Against Herbivores. In: Plant Physiological Ecology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-78341-3_13

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