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C A Elliger1, Y Wong, B G Chan
1Western Regional Research Center, USDA, SEA-AR, 94710, Berkeley, California.
Journal of Chemical Ecology
|January 15, 2014
Abstract:
Several compounds that retard the larval growth of the tomato fruitworm,Heliothis zea (Boddie) have been isolated and identified from tomato leaves,Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. The major allelochemics are α-tomatine (I), chlorogenic acid (II), rutin (III), and a new caffeyl derivative of an aldaric acid (IV). The isolation, analyses, and toxicity of these compounds toH. zea are presented.

