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LEUCOANTHOCYANINS may serve as growth-promoting substances1 as well as precursors to tannin formation2. Both these functions suggest that leucoanthocyanins may be involved in the complex of factors which influence pest resistance in plants. With this possibility in mind, an investigation of the leucoanthocyanins of eastern white pine (Pinus strobus L.) was carried out to determine the relationship between leucoanthocyanin content and susceptibility to white pine weevil (Pissodes strobi (Peck)).
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SANTAMOUR, F. Leucoanthocyanins of White Pine in relation to Weevil Attack. Nature 208, 407–408 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/208407a0
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