https://www.academia.edu/38393848/Secondary_metabolites_of_lac_host_plants_and_their_impact_on_lac_resin_and_dye_production_by_the_female_Indian_lac_insect_Kerria_lacca_Kerr_
The study reveals that Kerria lacca utilizes the host plant’s secondary metabolites, especially terpenoids to make the resinous encrustation surrounding...
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