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p-Hydroxybenzaldehyde as a major constituent of the epicuticular wax of seedling Sorghum bicolor |
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| Authors: | S Woodhead C Galeffi GBMarini Bettolo |
| Institution: | 1. Laboratorio di Chimica Biologica,Istituto Superiore di Sanita, Rome, Italy;2. Centro per la Chimica dei Recettorie delle Molecole Biologimente Attive del CNR, Universita Cattolica del S. Cuore, via Pineta Sacchetti 644, Rome, Italy |
| Abstract: | p-Hydroxybenzaldehyde is present in concentrations up to 30% in the wax of Sorghum bicolor seedlings. It is highly deterrent to locusts, reducing their normal feeding by 90%. |
| Keywords: | Gramineae epicuticular wax locusts feeding deterrent |
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