Invited Paper: Chemicals from nature for weed management
- 1 March 2002
- journal article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Weed Science
- Vol. 50 (2), 138-151
- https://doi.org/10.1614/0043-1745(2002)050[0138:ipcfnf]2.0.co;2
Abstract
Natural products represent a vast repository of materials and compounds with evolved biological activity, including phytotoxicity. Some of these compounds can be used directly or as templates for herbicides. The molecular target sites of these compounds are often unique. Strategies for the discovery of these materials and compounds are outlined. Numerous examples of individual phytotoxins and crude preparations with weed management potential are provided. An example of research to find a natural product solution of a unique pest management problem (blue-green algae in aquaculture) is described. Finally, the problems associated with natural products for pest control are discussed.Keywords
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