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The Phytotoxic Potential of the Terpenoid Citral on Seedlings and Adult Plants

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Elisa Graña ,
Tamara Sotelo ,
Carla Díaz-Tielas ,
Manuel J. Reigosa  and
Adela M. Sánchez-Moreiras
Elisa Graña
Affiliation:
Department of Plant Biology and Soil Science, University of Vigo, Campus Lagoas-Marcosende s/n, 36310-Vigo, Spain
Tamara Sotelo
Affiliation:
Misión Biológica de Galicia (CSIC), P.O. Box 28, E-36080 Pontevedra, Spain
Carla Díaz-Tielas
Affiliation:
Department of Plant Biology and Soil Science, University of Vigo, Campus Lagoas-Marcosende s/n, 36310-Vigo, Spain
Manuel J. Reigosa
Affiliation:
Department of Plant Biology and Soil Science, University of Vigo, Campus Lagoas-Marcosende s/n, 36310-Vigo, Spain
Adela M. Sánchez-Moreiras*
Affiliation:
Department of Plant Biology and Soil Science, University of Vigo, Campus Lagoas-Marcosende s/n, 36310-Vigo, Spain
*
Corresponding author's E-mail: adela@uvigo.es
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Abstract

Citral is a monoterpene commonly found as volatile component in many different aromatic plants. Although many studies have identified the presence of citral in phytotoxic essential oils, this work determines for the first time the potential herbicidal effect of citral on weeds. The use of citral against weeds and crops resulted in the potential for the management of barnyardgrass, redroot pigweed, and ribwort. Clear morphological differences were observed between adult thale cress plants exposed to citral in two different application methods: spraying and watering. Citral-sprayed and citral-watered thale cress plants showed completely different effects after treatment, suggesting that foliar or root absorption can determine the effectiveness of this compound. This work demonstrates that citral is effective not only on seedling metabolism but also on adult plants by inhibiting growth and development altering the plant oxidative status.

Keywords

Citral, 3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienal, CAS 5392-40-5barnyardgrass, Echinochloa crus-galli L. (Beauv.) ECHICRUredroot pigweed, Amaranthus retroflexus L. AMAREbuckhorn plantain, Plantago lanceolata L. PLANLANthale cress, Arabidopsis thaliana L. ARATHMonoterpenesprayingwateringphytotoxicityweed management
Type
Weed Management
Information
Weed Science , Volume 61 , Issue 3 , September 2013 , pp. 469 - 481
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Copyright © Weed Science Society of America 

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