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A major feeding deterrent forCostelytra zealandica larvae was isolated from the root of the resistant pasture legumeLotus pedunculatus and was identified as 3R-(—)-vestitol. This compound was also identified in feeding deterrent-activeL. pedunculatus leaf extracts. (—)-Vestitol and a secondLotus isoflavan, sativan, have been reported to have phytoalexin activity, and the implications of this for the study and understanding of insect resistance are briefly discussed.
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Russell, G.B., Sutherland, O.R.W., Hutchins, R.F.N. et al. Vestitol: A phytoalexin with insect feeding-deterrent activity. J Chem Ecol 4, 571–579 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00988921
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