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. 2024 Aug 10;10(16):e36088. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e36088

Table 1.

Identified allelochemicals which can be used to develop bioherbicides.

Common Name Chemical Name Source Target Weeds Reference
Avenacin A-1/Oat triterpenoid saponin 3β-{[β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1 → 2)-[β-D-glucopyranosyl-(1 → 4)]-α-L-arabinopyranosyl] oxy}-16β,23-dihydroxy-30-oxo-12β,13-epoxyoleanan-21β-yl 2-(methylamino)benzoate Oats (Avena sativa) Various Broadleaf [20]
Juglone 5-Hydroxy-1,4-naphthoquinone Black walnut trees (Juglans nigra) Various Weeds [21]
Coumarins 2H-1-Benzopyran-2-one Mulberry (Morus alba) Various Weeds [22]
Sorgoleone 2-Hydroxy-5-methoxy-3-alkyl-1,4-benzoquinone Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) Grass and Broadleaf Weeds [23]
Caffeic acid 3,4-dihydroxy-cinnamic acid Parthenium hysterophorus Crab grass, Goose grass [12]
Phenethyl mustard oil 2-Phenylethyl isothiocyanate Mustard plants Various Weeds [24]
Catechin (2R,3S)-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromene-3,5,7-triol Various plants Broadleaf Weeds [25]
Eucalyptol 1,8-Cineole or 1,3,3-Trimethyl-2-oxabicyclo [2.2.2] octane Eucalyptus trees Various Weeds [26]