Metabolites for improving productivity

摘要

PLANT SECONDARY METABOLITES (PSM) ALSO KNOWN AS PHYTOCHEMICALS, REPRESENT A DIVERSE GROUP OF NATURAL PRODUCTS SOME OF WHICH MAY BE NUTRITIONALLY VALUABLE BUT MANY OF WHICH HAVE NO NUTRITIONAL VALUE. SECONDARY METABOLITES WERE ORIGINALLY CONSIDERED ASPERIPHERAL TO THE ESSENTIAL METABOLISM OF THE CELL AND OFTEN AS MERELY WASTE PRODUCTS OF METABOLISM. THE ROLE OF SECONDARY METABOLITES INCLUDES PROTECTION AGAINST ATTACK BY INSECTS/PESTS OR THE ENVIRONMENT, PROTECTION AGAINST UV RADIATION, PARTICIPATIONIN ALLELOPATHY AND OTHER PLANT-ANIMAL INTERACTIONS.