Stern's Introductory Plant Biology
14th Edition
ISBN: 9781259682742
Author: James Bidlack, Shelley Jansky, Kingsley R Stern
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 10, Problem 5DQ
Explain why secondary metabolites, originally designed by plants to deter pests or attract pollinators, have commercial value to humans
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