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. 2020 Dec 25;10(1):36. doi: 10.3390/plants10010036

Table 3.

Nonterpenoidial-rich EOs derived from plants and with significant phytotoxic activity.

Plant Name Main Components Major Compounds Phytotoxic Against Reference
Nepeta nuda Iridoids 4a-α,7-α,7a-nepetalactone, 2(1h)-naphthalenone, and octahydro-8a-methyl-trans- Triticum aestivum, Raphanus sativus, Lactuca sativa, Lepidium sativum, and Portulaca oleracea * [60]
Nepeta cataria Iridoids 4a-α,7-α,7a-β-nepetalactone and 4a-α,7-β,7a-α-nepetalactone Hordeum spontaneum *, Taraxacum officinale *, Avena fatua *, and Lipidium sativum [59]
Nepeta meyeri Iridoids 4a-α,7-α,7a-β-nepetalactone and 4a-α,7-β,7a-α-nepetalactone Amaranthus
retroflexus *, Bromus danthoniae *, Bromus
intermedius *, Chenopodium album *, Cynodon dactylon *, Lactuca serriola *, Portulaca oleracea *, Cirsium arvense *, and Sinapsis arvensis *
[57,58]
Ecballium
elaterium
Phenolics and hydrocarbons e-anethol, octyl octanoate, 3-(6,6-dimethyl-5-oxohept-2-enyl)-cyclohexanone, and tetracosane Lactuca sativa [56]
Pimpinella anisum Non-terpenoidial phenols cis-anethole Raphanus sativus, Lactuca sativa, and Lepidium sativum [40]
Foeniculum
vulgare
Non-terpenoidial phenols cis-anethole

* Reported as a weed.