Table 1.
Identified allelochemicals which can be used to develop bioherbicides.
Common Name | Chemical Name | Source | Target Weeds | Reference |
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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] |