Department of Entomology, Assam Agri University, Jorhat - 785 013, India.
Proceedings National Symposium “Biochemical approaches for Utilization and exploitation of commercially important plants” Jorhat India 12–14-Nov-2003. Pp. 49–60, (2004).
This paper discusses the nature, distribution and metabolism of allelochemicals (mainly phenylpropanes, acetogenins, terpenoids, steroids and alkaloids) in plants as well as their role in the induction of resistance to insect pests and their potential utilization in insect management programmes.
