Tricolorin A as a Natural Herbicide

Molecules

Blas Lotina-Hennsen¹  Beatriz King-Díaz¹ 

[1]¹Departamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México D.F., C.P. 04510, Mexico[2] height:6px

[3]"> ²Departamento de Farmacia, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México D.F., C.P. 04510, Mexico

关键词: germination;    Lolium mutliflorum;    Physalis ixocarpa;    pre-emergence herbicide;    post-emergence-herbicide;    photosynthesis;    seed respiration;    Trifolium alexandrinum;    Triticum vulgare;   

DOI  :  10.3390/molecules18010778

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

Tricolorin A acts as pre- and post-emergence plant growth inhibitor. Inpre-emergence it displays broad-spectrum weed control, inhibiting germination of both monocotyledonous (Lolium mutliflorum and Triticum vulgare) and dicotyledonous (Physalis ixocarpa and Trifolium alexandrinum) seeds, being the dicotyledonous seeds the most inhibited. Tricolorin A also inhibited seedling growth, and seed respiration, and since the concentrations required for inhibiting both germination and respiration were similar, we suggest that respiration is one of its targets. Tricolorin A at 60 µM acts as a post- emergence plant growth inhibitor by reducing dry plant biomass by 62%, 37%, 33%, and 22% for L. multiflorum, T. alexandrinum, T. vulgare, and P. ixocarpa, respectively,18 days after its application. In order to determine the potency of tricolorin A as a plant growth inhibitor, paraquat was used as control; the results indicate that tricolorin A acts as a non-selective post-emergence plant growth inhibitor similar to paraquat, since both reduced the biomass production in P. ixocarpa and T. alexandrinum. Therefore, we suggest that tricolorin A will be a good biodegradable herbicide for weeds.

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