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. 1992 Jan;18(1):1-11.
doi: 10.1007/BF00997160.

Phytotoxicity of sorgoleone found in grain Sorghum root exudates

F A Einhellig  1 , I F Souza
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Phytotoxicity of sorgoleone found in grain Sorghum root exudates

F A Einhellig et al. J Chem Ecol. 1992 Jan.

Abstract

Root exudates ofSorghum bicolor consist primarily of a dihydroquinone that is quickly oxidized to ap-benzoquinone named sorgoleone. The aim of this investigation was to determine the potential activity of sorgoleone as an inhibitor of weed growth. Bioassays showed 125μM sorgoleone reduced radicle elongation ofEragrostis tef. In liquid culture, 50-μM sorgoleone treatments stunted the growth ofLemna minor. Over a 10-day treatment period, 10μM sorgoleone in the nutrient medium reduced the growth of all weed seedlings tested:Abutilon theophrasti, Datura stramonium, Amaranthus retroflexus, Setaria viridis, Digitaria sanguinalis, andEchinochloa crusgalli. These data show sorgoleone has biological activity at extremely low concentrations, suggesting a strong contribution toSorghum allelopathy.

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