Tomatine and Parasitic Wasps: Potential Incompatibility of Plant Antibiosis with Biological Control
- 17 August 1979
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 205 (4407), 700-702
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.205.4407.700
Abstract
α-Tomatine, an alkaloid in tomato plants, is toxic to an endoparasite of a major lepidopterous pest of tomatoes. The parasite acquires the alkaloid from its host after the host ingests the alkaloid. This form of interaction creates a potential dilemma to controlling herbivorous pests through chemical antibiosis in plants.Keywords
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