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Chemical Composition and Inhibitory Effects of Essential Oils on Germination and Seedling Growth of Barnyard Grass, Echinochloa crusgalli L.

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Hydrodistilled essential oils from twenty plant species grown in Egypt were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The isolated oils were enriched with monoterpene hydrocarbons (i.e., limonene, sabinene,β-pinene, γ-terpinene, α-phellandrene, β-phellandrene,d-3-carene,cis-Ocimene) and oxygenated monoterpenes (i.e., terpinen-4-ol, β–thujone, 4-terpineol, linalool, α-citral, β-citronellol, 1,8-cineole, camphor, pulegone, α-terpinolene) except the oil of Schinus terebinthifolius which was enriched with sesquiterpenes, and the oil of Vitex agnus-castus which contained similar amounts of monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes. The inhibitory effects of the essential oils on seed germination and seedling growth of barnyard grass, Echinochloa crusgalli were examined. The oil of Myrtus communis was the most potent seed germination inhibitor at the tested concentrations (625, 1250, 2500, and 5000 mg L-1), followed by the oils of Pelargonium graveolens, V. agnus-castus, Cupressus macrocarpa and S. terebinthifolius, while the oils of Citrus lemon, Artemisia judaica and Cupressus sempervirens were the less effective. Furthermore, the oils of M. communis, A. monosperma, V. agnus-castus and P. graveolens showed the highest inhibition of root and shoot growth. However, the inhibition of root growth by all essential oils was greater than that of shoot growth. These results suggest that the essential oils may serve as natural herbicidal products. 

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10.21608/asejaiqjsae.2014.2819

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Essential oils, Egyptian plants, Chemical composition, Herbicidal activity, Echinochloa crusgalli

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Samir

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A. M. Abdelgaleil

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Department of Pesticide Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, El-Shatby, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21545, Egypt

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M. G. Saad

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Department of Pesticide Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, El-Shatby, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21545, Egypt

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Basma

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Y. Hassan

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Department of Pesticide Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, El-Shatby, Alexandria University, Alexandria 21545, Egypt

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35

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OCTOBER- DECEMBER

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489

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2014-12-01

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2014-11-13

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2014-12-30

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278

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287

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1110-0176

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2536-9784

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ASEJAIQJSAE_Volume 35_Issue OCTOBER- DECEMBER_Pages 278-287.pdf

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Alexandria Science Exchange Journal

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Chemical Composition and Inhibitory Effects of Essential Oils on Germination and Seedling Growth of Barnyard Grass, Echinochloa crusgalli L.

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22 Jan 2023