Skip to main content

Advertisement

SpringerLink
Log in

StimulatingOrobanche ramosa seed germination with anAscophyllum nodosum extract

  • Weed Research
  • Published:
Phytoparasitica Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Algit Super®, an extract ofAscophyllum nodosum, was found to be an effective stimulant for the germination ofOrobanche ramosa seeds. The biological activity of Algit Super® was tested at a wide range of concentrations from 2.5 v/v to 1.2 × 10−3 v/v. The seed germination in all studiedO. ramosa populations showed a concentration dependence, with an inhibitory effect at higher concentrations. The response ofO. ramosa to Algit Super® resembled its response to the reference stimulant GR24. VariousO. ramosa populations demonstrated differential response to the stimulant.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Aitken, J.B. and Senn, T.L. (1965) Seaweed products as a fertilizer and soil conditioner for horticultural crops.Bot. Mar. 8:144–148.

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  2. Batchvarova, R.B., Slavov, S.B. and Bossolova, S.N. (1999)In vitro culture ofOrobanche ramosa.Weed Res. 39:191–197.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. Blunden, G. (1991) Agricultural uses of seaweeds and seaweed products.in: Guiry, M.D. and Blunden, G. [Eds.] Seaweed Resources in Europe: Uses and Potential. J. Wiley and Sons, Chichester, UK. pp. 65–81.

    Google Scholar 

  4. Crouch, I.J. and van Staden, J. (1993) Evidence for the presence of plant growth regulators in commercial seaweed products.Plant Growth Regul. 13:21–29.

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  5. Economou, G., Lyra, D., Kotoulas, V. and Kotoula-Syka, E. (2005) Induction of seed germination inOrobanche aegyptiaca to various seed stimulants.Proc. 13 th Symp. European Weed Research Society (Bari, Italy).

  6. Egley, G.H. (1972) Influence of the seed envelope and growth regulators upon seed dormancy in witchweed (Striga lutea Lour.).Ann. Bot. 36:755–770.

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  7. Evans, G., Evans, J., Redman, A., Johnson, N. and Foust, R.D. (2005) Unexpected beneficial effects of arsenic on corn roots grown in culture.Environ. Chem. 2:167–170

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  8. Foy, C.L., Jain, R. and Jacobsohn, R. (1989) Recent approaches for chemical control of broomrape (Orobanche spp.).Rev. Weed Sci. 4:123–152

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  9. Francesconi, K.A. (2005) Current perspectives in arsenic environmental and biological research.Environ. Chem. 2:141–145.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  10. Gonsior, G., Buschmann, H., Szinicz, G., Spring, O. and Sauerborn, J. (2004) Induced resistance — an innovative approach to manage branched broomrape (Orobanche ramosa) in hemp and tobacco.Weed Sci. 52:1050–1053.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  11. Harper, S.L. (1997) Population Biology of Plants. Academic Press, London. UK.

    Google Scholar 

  12. Joel, D.M., Steffens, J.C. and Matthews, D.E. (1995) Germination of weedy root parasites.in: Kigel, J. and Galili, G. [Eds.] Seed Development and Germination. Marcel Dekker Inc., New York, NY. pp. 567–598.

    Google Scholar 

  13. Johnson, G.D., Stephen, G.H., Geronimo, J. and Wise, J.M. (2001) Orthophenylphenol and phenylhydroquinone residues in citrus fruit and processed citrus products after postharvest fungicidal treatments with sodium orthophenylphenate in California and Florida.J. Agric. Food Chem. 49:2497–2502.

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  14. Kebreab, E. and Murdoch, A.J. (2001) Simulation of integrated control strategies forOrobanche spp. based on a life cycle model.Expl. Agric. 37:37–51.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  15. Kingman, A.R. and Moore, J. (1982) Isolation, purification and quantitation of several growth regulating substances inAscophyllum nodosum (Phaeophyta).Bot. Mar. 25:149–153.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  16. Kingman, A.R. and Senn, T.L. (1977) Bioassay systems to test for plant growth hormones in extracts ofAscophyllum nodosum.J. Phycol. 13(Suppl.):36.

    Google Scholar 

  17. Matthews, D.E., Joel, D.M. and Steffens, J.C. (1991) Species-specific responses ofOrobanche to host-derived and synthetic germination stimulants.in: Ransom, J.K., Musselman, L.J., Worsham, D. and Parker, C. [Eds.]Proc. Fifth International Symp. on Parasitic Weeds (CIMMYT, Nairobi, Kenya), pp. 428–434.

    Google Scholar 

  18. Meier, J., Kienzl, N., Goessler, W. and Francesconi, K.A. (2005) The occurrence of thio-arsenosugars in some samples of marine algae.Environ. Chem. 2:304–307.

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  19. Motulsky, H. and Christopoulos, A. (2003) Fitting Models to Biological Data Using Linear and Non-linear Regression. A Practical Guide to Curve Fitting. GraphPad Inc., San Diego, CA, USA. pp. 293–295.

    Google Scholar 

  20. Senn, T.L. and Kingman, A.R. (1978) Seaweed Research in Crop Production: 1958–1978. Economic Development Administration, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Washington, DC. pp. 70–71.

    Google Scholar 

  21. Vallance, K.B. (1950) Studies on the germination of the seeds ofStriga hermonthica. I. The influence of moisture-treatment, stimulant-dilution, and after-ripening on germination.Ann. Bot. 14:347–352.

    Google Scholar 

  22. Wigchert, S.C.M., Kuiper, E., Boelhouwer, G.J., Nefkens, G.H.L., Verkleij, J.A.C. and Zwanenburg, B. (1999) Dose-response of seeds of the parasitic weedsStriga andOrobanche toward the synthetic germination stimulants GR24 and Nijmegen 1.J. Agric. Food Chem. 47:1705–1710.

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

  23. Wu, X.F., Jenkins, T., Blunden, G., von Mende, N. and Hankins, S.D. (1998) Suppression of fecundity of the root-knot nematode,Meloidogyne javanica, in monoxenic cultures ofArabidopsis thaliana treated with an alkaline extract ofAscophyllum nodosum.J. Appl. Phycol. 10:91–94.

    Article  Google Scholar 

  24. Zhou, W.J., Yoneyama, K., Takeuchi, Y., Iso, S., Rungmekarat, S., Chae, S.H.et al. (2004)In vitro infection of host roots by differentiated calli of the parasitic plantOrobanche.J. Exp. Bot. 55:899–907.

    Article  PubMed  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Laboratory of Agronomy, Agricultural University of Athens, 118 55, Athens, Greece

    G. Economou

  2. Laboratory of Plant Breeding & Biometry, Agricultural University of Athens, 118 55, Athens, Greece

    D. Lyra

  3. Laboratory of Mathematics & Statistics, Agricultural University of Athens, 118 55, Athens, Greece

    K. Sotirakoglou

  4. Laboratory of Electron Microscopy, Agricultural University of Athens, 118 55, Athens, Greece

    K. Fasseas

  5. Laboratory of Chemistry, Agricultural University of Athens, 118 55, Athens, Greece

    P. Taradilis

Authors
  1. G. Economou
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. D. Lyra
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. K. Sotirakoglou
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. K. Fasseas
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. P. Taradilis
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to G. Economou.

Additional information

http://www.phytoparasitica.org posting Aug. 5, 2007.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Economou, G., Lyra, D., Sotirakoglou, K. et al. StimulatingOrobanche ramosa seed germination with anAscophyllum nodosum extract. Phytoparasitica 35, 367–375 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02980699

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02980699

Key words

Search

Navigation