Allelopathic Influence of Artemisia lancea Essential Oil on Selected Broad and Narrow Weeds
Zixiang Shan,
Shixing Zhou,
Yasir Arafat
et al.
Abstract:The present study analyzed the chemical composition and phytotoxic activity of Artemisia lancea essential oil (EO). Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) results showed the presence of 55 compounds, representing 82.36% of the entire EO, with eucalyptol (18.7%) being the most abundant constituent. Phytotoxic bioassay results indicated that the EO (concentration ranging from 0.25-5 mg mL-1) inhibited the growth of Amaranthus retroflexus and Setaria viridis. Root length of A. retroflexus and S. viridis wer… Show more
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