Table 5.2 Allelochemicals sequestered from plants that exhibit an inhibitory effect on weeds
Crop
Scientific
name
Allelochemical
Sensitive plants/
weeds
References
Rice
Oryza
sativa L
Salicylic,
p-coumaric,
o-hydroxyphenyl
acetic, syringic,
ferulic, benzoic,
p-hydroxybenzoic,
octacosanoic,
m-coumaric, and
o-coumaric acids
Barnyard grass,
(Echinochloa
colonum L.),
Orobanche cumana
Wallr. Orobanche
minor
Lactuca sativa. L
Rimando et al.
(1998), Ma et al.
(2014), Jung et al.
(2004), Chung et al.
(2006)
Wheat
Triticum
aestivum L.
Hydroxamic acids
and its derivative
compounds, phenolic acids, and shortchain fatty acids
Lolium rigidum
Bertin et al. (2003),
Wu et al. (2004)
Cucumber Cucumis
sativus L
Benzoic and
cinnamic acids
Avena sativa, Secale
cereale, autotoxic
Yu et al. (2003),
Tawaha and Turk
(2003), Wu et al.
(2004), Burgos et al.
(2004), Ding et al.
(2007)
Mustard
Brassica
species
Allyl isothiocyanate Amaranthus
blitoides Lolium
rigidum
Weston (1996),
Alcantara et al.
(2011)
Buckwheat Fagopyrum
esculentum
L
Fatty acids
Arabidopsis
thaliana
Weston et al. (2012),
Golisz et al. (2008)
Clovers
Trifolium
spp.
Isoflavonoids
A. retroflexus and
C. album
Weston et al. (2012),
Campiglia et al.
(2012)
Canola
Brassica
napus
Sinapic, gentisic,
coumaric, syringic,
ferulic, salicylic
caffeic and
p-hydroxybenzoic
acid
Lolium rigidum
Asaduzzaman et al.
(2014), Haddadchi
and Gerivani (2009),
Olkowski et al.
(2003)
Sorghum
Sorghum
bicolor
Sorgoleone
L. rigidum
Sorghum halepense
L., Cyperus
rotundus L.,
Echinocloa Colona
L. (link), Convolvulus arvensis L.,
Portulaca oleracea
L.
Wu et al. (2003),
Ben-Hammouda
et al. (1995),
Cheema et al. (2003)
Sunflower Helianthus
annum
Heliannone,
guaianolides
Triticum aestivum
Avena fatua L.,
Sinapis alba
Kamal (2011),
Bogatek et al.
(2006),
Kupidłowska et al.
(2006)
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