2,4-Dihydroxy-7-methoxy-1,4-benzoxazin-3-one (DIMBOA), an Active Agent in the Resistance of Maize to the European Corn Borer123
- 1 December 1967
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Economic Entomology
- Vol. 60 (6) , 1529-1533
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/60.6.1529
Abstract
When 2,4-dihydroxy-7-methoxy-1,4-benzoxazin-3-one was isolated from corn seedlings and bioassayed in an artificial diet for the European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner), the compound inhibited larval development and caused 25% mortality. These results and associated experimental evidence indicated that the compound is a chemical factor in the resistance of corn to 1st-brood European corn borer. Further, bioassay tests with 6-methoxybenzoxazolinone (MBOA) showed that its biological activity is attenuated by a vitamin combination in which niacin appears to play a key role.Keywords
This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
- Role of 6-Methoxybenzoxazolinone in Inbred Resistance of Host Plant (Maize) to First-Brood Larvae of European Corn Borer123Journal of Economic Entomology, 1966