Abstract
The genus Chrysanthemum in the Compositae includes over 200 species, of which a very few are known for their insecticidal activity. The term “pyrethrum flower” refers most often to the perenial Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium (Trev) Bocc, which is the commercially important species for Pyrethrins, and occasionally to C. coccineum Willd. (garden pyrethrum) and C. marschalli Aschers. The annual garden chrysanthemums (C. morifolium Ramat.) do not contain Pyrethrins. Pyrethrins have been reported present in the tissue cultures of the Compositae plant Tagetes erecta L. and T. minuta [1, 2].
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Khanna P, Khanna R (1976) Endogenous free ascorbic acid and effect of exogenous ascorbic acid on growth and production of Pyrethrins from in vitro culture of Tagetes erecta L. Indian J Exp Biol 14:630–631
Jain SC (1977) Chemical investigation of Tagetes tissue cultures. Planta Med 31:68–70
Roest S, Bokelmann GS (1973) Vegetative propagation of Chrysantheum cinerariaefolium in vitro. Sci Hortic 1:120–122
Grewal S, Sharma K (1978) Indian J Exp Biol 16:1119
Levy LW (1981) A large-scale application of tissue culture: the mass propagation of pyrethrum clones in Ecuador. Environ Exp Bot 21:389–395
Wambugu FM, Rangan TS (1985) In vitro clonal multiplication of pyrethrum (Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium Vis) by micropropagation. Plant Sci Lett (in press)
Zieg RG, Zito SW, Staba EJ (1983) Selection of high pyrethrin producing tissue cultures. Planta Med 48:88–91
Aoki S, Kaneto K, Hashimoto S, Oogai H (1976) Production of pyrethrin by tissue culture. Jpn Appl Sho 51:97868 (Patent 78:24097, March, 1978)
Cassada JE (ed) (1973) Pyrethrum — the natural insecticide. Academic Press, London New York
Chumsri P, Staba EJ (1975) Pyrethrins content and larvicidal activity of Chrysanthemum plants and tissue cultures. Acad Pharm Sci Abstr 5:169
Cashyap MM, Jueh JSH, MacKenzie IA, Pattenden C (1978) In vitro synthesis of Pyrethrins from tissue cultures of Tanacetum einerariifolium. Phytochemistry 17:544–545
Head SW (1966) A study of the insecticidal constituents in Chrysanthemum cinerarizefolium. Pyrethrum Post 8:32–37
Zito SW, Zieg RG, Staba EJ (1983) Distribution of Pyrethrins in oil glands and leaf tissue of Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium. Planta Med 47:205–207
Roest S (1976) Flowering and vegetative propagation of pyrethrum (Chrysantheum cinerariaefolium Vis) in vivo and in vitro. Centre Agric Pub and Doc, Wageningen, pp 104
Jeffcoat B, Cockshull KE (1972) Changes in the levels of endogenous growth regulators during development of the flowers of Chrysanthemum morifolium. J Exp Bot 23:722–732
Harada H (1967) Flower induction in excised shoot apices of Pharbitis and Chrysanthemum cultured in vitro. Nature (London) 214:1027–1028
Schwabe WW (1957) Factors controlling flowering in the Chrysanthemum. VI De-vernalization by low light intensity in relation to temperature and carbohydrate supply. J Exp Bot 8: 220–234
Staba EJ, Nygaard BG, Zito SW (1984) Light effects on pyrethrum shoot cultures. Plant Cell Tissue Org Cult 3:211–214
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1985 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
About this paper
Cite this paper
Staba, E.J., Zito, S.W. (1985). The Production of Pyrethrins by Chrysanthemum cinerariaefolium (Trev) Bocc.. In: Neumann, KH., Barz, W., Reinhard, E. (eds) Primary and Secondary Metabolism of Plant Cell Cultures. Proceedings in Life Sciences. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70717-9_20
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70717-9_20
Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Print ISBN: 978-3-642-70719-3
Online ISBN: 978-3-642-70717-9
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive