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Could you please link to or expand about plants producing toxins that specifically keep animals from breeding? It's news to me, and a web search has failed me.
by emiliobumachar 4y ago
Could you please link to or expand about plants producing toxins that specifically keep animals from breeding? It's news to me, and a web search has failed me. Is that long-term pest control, or something else?
- anonymouskimmer 4y agoThe term you want to search for is "phytoestrogens". From wikipedia: "It has been hypothesized that plants use a phytoestrogen as part of their natural defence against the overpopulation of herbivore animals by controlling female fertility.[3][4]" Though wikipedia also says: "These compounds in plants are an important part of their defense system, mainly against fungi.[19]" So it could be that plants are principally targeting fungi for the most part, and just serendipitously targeting animals as well.