Research Article
Received: 2022-07-07 | Revised:2022-07-19 | Accepted: 2022-08-09 | Published: 2022-08-19
Pages: 58-65
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56717/jpp.2022.v01i02.007
Abstract
Weeding is a practice of
primary importance both in conventional agriculture where the intensive use of
herbicides can represent a significant environmental risk and in organic
farming where this practice is prohibited. Therefore, the need to identify alternative
means of controlling weeds is evident. In this respect, allelopathy proves to
be a useful tool to be integrated with conventional agronomic techniques for
the management of infesting flora. In this work, we investigated the phytotoxic
potential of Achillea moschata Wulfen (Asteraceae)
against Echinochloa oryzoides (Ard.) Fritsch and Lolium
multiflorum Lam., two noxious plants for crops such as rice and wheat.
Preliminary anti-germination assays were carried out in controlled
conditions by testing both the powder (0.25 g) and the aqueous
extract (1%, 10% and 20%) from the A. moschata aerial
parts. The obtained results showed that the powder was more effective than the
extract in inhibiting seed germination (up to –81.6% vs –48.8% at 20%
concentration) and seedling development (up to –99.4% vs –75.9% at 20%
concentration) of both target species, although L. multiflorum was
more susceptible than E. oryzoides to treatments. Furthermore,
the chemical composition of the two used matrices was characterized by Solid-Phase
Microextraction (SPME) sampling technique and Gas Chromatograph/Mass
spectrometer (GC/MS) analyses. Camphor (25.8% and 49.9%) and 1,8 cineole (25.9%
and 20.7%) were the main constituents in the samples, followed by bornyl
acetate (6.7%) in the powder and fragranol (10.5%) in the aqueous extract.
Abstract Keywords
Achillea genus;
anti-germination activity; biocontrol; phytotoxicity; weed management; SPME-GC-MS
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Abstract
Weeding is a practice of
primary importance both in conventional agriculture where the intensive use of
herbicides can represent a significant environmental risk and in organic
farming where this practice is prohibited. Therefore, the need to identify alternative
means of controlling weeds is evident. In this respect, allelopathy proves to
be a useful tool to be integrated with conventional agronomic techniques for
the management of infesting flora. In this work, we investigated the phytotoxic
potential of Achillea moschata Wulfen (Asteraceae)
against Echinochloa oryzoides (Ard.) Fritsch and Lolium
multiflorum Lam., two noxious plants for crops such as rice and wheat.
Preliminary anti-germination assays were carried out in controlled
conditions by testing both the powder (0.25 g) and the aqueous
extract (1%, 10% and 20%) from the A. moschata aerial
parts. The obtained results showed that the powder was more effective than the
extract in inhibiting seed germination (up to –81.6% vs –48.8% at 20%
concentration) and seedling development (up to –99.4% vs –75.9% at 20%
concentration) of both target species, although L. multiflorum was
more susceptible than E. oryzoides to treatments. Furthermore,
the chemical composition of the two used matrices was characterized by Solid-Phase
Microextraction (SPME) sampling technique and Gas Chromatograph/Mass
spectrometer (GC/MS) analyses. Camphor (25.8% and 49.9%) and 1,8 cineole (25.9%
and 20.7%) were the main constituents in the samples, followed by bornyl
acetate (6.7%) in the powder and fragranol (10.5%) in the aqueous extract.
Abstract Keywords
Achillea genus;
anti-germination activity; biocontrol; phytotoxicity; weed management; SPME-GC-MS
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