Abstract
Exposure of germinating seeds of lettuce, barnyard grass and wheat to volatile substances released from pulverised leaves of some Cruciferae species resulted in delay of germination and reduction of overall growth.B. juncea andB. nigra volatiles were the most damaging to all of the tested species. It is suggested that degradation products of glucosinolates occuring in cruciferous plants caused this allelopathic action.
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Oleszek, W. Allelopathic effects of volatiles from some Cruciferae species on lettuce, barnyard grass and wheat growth. Plant Soil 102, 271–273 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02370715
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