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. 2021 May 27;22(11):5710. doi: 10.3390/ijms22115710

Table 3.

Allelopathic Activities of Terpenes in Agriculture.

Name of Terpene Plant Activity Reference
Momilactone A Oryza sativa, Arabidopsis, alfalfa, lettuce, cress, timothy, barnyard grass, E. colonum, crabgrass Momilactones are generally not toxic to rice plants but mainly inhibit germination and growth of other seeds, e.g., barnyard grass
Enhances plants to outcompete other field crops by roots exudates serving as inhabitants, especially Momilactones A and B
[120,140,141,142]
Momilactone B
Momilactone C
Momilactone D
Momilactone E
Carvone, Betulin Amaranthus retroflexu, Sinapis arvensis Exhibits high inhibition against common weeds at a lower concentration [143]
Limonene and (+)-citronellal Transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana Exhibits vigorous antimicrotubule activity in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana [144]
Lanast-7,9(11)-dien-3α, 15α-diol-3α-D-glucofuranoside Oryza sativa Growth inhibition [145]