Introduction -- The biosynthetic relationship of natural products -- Natural products and plant biochemistry in the garden -- Garden soils -- The colour and scent of garden plants -- Bioactive compounds from ornamental plants -- Natural products in the vegetable and fruit garden -- Fungal and insect chemistry in the garden
Summary
The aim of this book is to describe some aspects of the chemistry and chemical ecology which are found in the garden. In the garden there are numerous interactions between plants, the soil and with other organisms in which chemistry plays a central mediating role. The discussion concerns several of the chemically and ecologically interesting compounds that are produced by common ornamental garden plants and vegetables and by the predators that attack them. Many chemists are amateur gardeners and this book is directed at them as well as those with a general interest in the scientific processes involved in the garden
Notes
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 124-127) index
