Definition of Antifeedants. Meaning of Antifeedants. Synonyms of Antifeedants

- Antifeedants are organic compounds produced by plants to repel herbivores through distaste or toxicity. These chemical compounds are typically classified...
- families Cucurbitaceae, Rutaceae, and Meliaceae. Certain limonoids are antifeedants such as azadirachtin from the neem tree. Chemically, the limonoids consist...
- "wood". Lignans are precursors to phytoestrogens. They may play a role as antifeedants in the defense of seeds and plants against herbivores. Structures of...
- ecdysteroids also appear in many plants mostly as a protection agent (toxins or antifeedants) against herbivorous insects. These phytoecdysteroids have been reputed...
- JSTOR 3544647. Emmerich R, Giez I, Lange OL, Proksch P (1993). "Toxicity and antifeedant activity of lichen compounds against the polyphagous herbivorous insect...
- potentially plant-plant communication. They appear to play roles as antifeedants. Other functions of terpenoids include cell growth modulation and plant...
- many legumes is an antifeedant, protecting the plant from predators. Mimosine found in some legumes, is another possible antifeedant. This compound is...
- tin chloride is used as a chemosterilant. Triphenyl tins used as an antifeedants against potato cutworm. Triphenyltin chloride is as toxic as hydrogen...
- p****ed the seedling stage. Defence is typically achieved by secreting antifeedant chemicals into the woody cell walls. This reduces the ability of termites...
- mosquitoes both as a repellent and as a larvicide. Neem extracts act as an antifeedant and block the action of the insect molting hormone ecdysone. Azadirachtin...