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Título del libro: The Lowland Maya Area: Three Millennia At The Human-Wildland Interface
Título del capítulo: Bioprospection Studies at El Edén: From Plants to Fungi

Autores UNAM:
ANA LUISA ANAYA LANG; BLANCA ESTELA HERNANDEZ BAUTISTA; MARIA DEL ROCIO CRUZ ORTEGA; AURORA SAUCEDO GARCIA;
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Año de publicación:
2024
Resumen:

In 1997, a project was started to search for bioactive compounds from some of the plant communities at the El Edén Ecological Reserve, which is located in Quintana Roo, Mexico. As part of this project, fungi were isolated and identified from different insects at two plant communities within the reserve according to the work in progress by Torres-Barragán et al. The search for bioactive natural metabolites and potential microbial insecticides is motivated by the problems associated with the extensive use of chemical pesticides. These agrochemicals affect not only pest insects but also beneficial species. Moreover, insects tend to acquire resistance to synthetic chemicals, which creates new pest problems; the presence of chemical residues also causes environmental hazards and health problems. © 2003 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.


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