Allelochemical effects of ergoline alkaloids fromIpomoea parasitica onHeliothis virescens |
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Authors: | Diego Amor-Prats Jeffrey B Harborne |
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Institution: | (1) School of Plant Science, University of Reading, PO Box 221, RG6 2AS Reading, United Kingdom |
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Abstract: | Lysergol, elymoclavine and three other van Urk-positive alkaloids were identified by 2D chromatography in the seed extract ofIpomoea parasitica. The presence of the same ergoline alkaloids was also demonstrated in vegetative tissue ofI. parasitica. Heliothis virescens larvae reared on a diet containing an alkaloid extract ofI. parasitica showed an increase in the consumption index and a reduction in the effiency of conversion of food. No difference was observed in the approximated digestibility. The percentages of pupation and emergence were reduced and the malefemale ratio was altered in insects fed on a diet containing the alkaloid extract ofI. parasitica or lysergol. The increases in the concentration of ergoline alkaloids inI. parasitica at the seedling stage and at flowering support the theory that these compounds play a defensive role against herbivory in the plant. |
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Keywords: | allelochemical effect herbivory chemical defence ontogenetic variation ergoline alkaloids lysergol elymoclavine Ipomoea parasitica Heliothis virescens |
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