CP-7 Ecological Strategies in Pest Control: Natural Products and Chemical Communication
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https://doi.org/10.3407/rpn.v6i1cp5Keywords:
Metabolomics, pest control, ecological interactionsAbstract
In search of sustainable alternatives for pest and weed control that are less harmful, several ecological approaches and strategies for the selection of natural products have been explored. This work began with the study of the control of insects, which cause significant losses in agriculture. This led to the exploration of other plants in various remnants of Andean forests, to study how environmental conditions in an altitudinal gradient influenced their chemical composition and, therefore, affecting their response to dynamic processes of adaptation and defense.
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