growth of ducksalad (Dilday et al., 1994), which is a major weed in the southern USA and causes a 21% The allelopathic effect of rice (Oryza sativa L.) on lettuce (Lactuca reduction in the yields of direct-seeded rice (Smith, sativa L.) and ducksalad [Heteranthera limosa (Sw.) Willd.] was investigated with water soluble extracts. Ducksalad is a major weed 1988). In field experiments, some rice ...

Fresh, senesced, and decaying pine needles from Pinus halepensis were evaluated for their allelopathic potential on Festuca arundinacea, Cynodon dactylon and the biosensor plants Avena sativa and Lemna minor through in vivo and in vitro studies. The in vivo study was performed in growth chambers, using 6, 12, and 18 g of pine needle tissue mixed with screened perlite as a substrate. The effects...

Allelopathic chemicals released by plants into the rhizosphere have effects on neighboring plants ranging from phytoxicity to inducing organogenesis. The allelopathic activity of naturally occurring quinones and phenols is primarily a function of reactive radicals generated during redox cycling between quinone and hydroquinone states. We isolated cDNAs encoding two distinct quinone oxidoreducta...

Summer weeds are an expensive economic and environmental problem during the fallow period following harvest of a wheat crop. Anecdotal evidence suggests that different varieties impact need for weed control in subsequent differently, with reasons ranging from residue amount quality to allelopathic potential such residue. Thus, our objectives were compare effects winter on crop germination suppr...