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J Agric Food Chem

Title:		Herbicidal effects of soil-incorporated wheat
Author(s):		Mathiassen SK; Kudsk P; Mogensen BB;
Address:		"Department of Integrated Pest Management, Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Flakkebjerg, DK-4200 Slagelse, Denmark. Solvejg.Mathiassen@agrsci.dk"
Journal Title:		J Agric Food Chem
Year:		2006
Volume:		54
Issue:		4
Page Number:		1058 - 1063
DOI:		10.1021/jf050904+
ISSN/ISBN:		0021-8561 (Print) 0021-8561 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The hydroxamic acid 2,4-dihydroxy-7-methoxy-1,4-benzoxazin-3-one (DIMBOA) and the benzoxazolinones benzoxazolin-2-one (BOA) and 6-methoxybenzoxazolin-2-one (MBOA) have been identified as important allelochemicals in wheat. This study examines the possibility of exploiting the allelopathic properties of wheat as a weed control strategy by cultivating wheat as a precrop and incorporating plant residues into the soil before the next crop is sown. Different wheat varieties were cultivated in field plots during two seasons in both conventional and organic farming systems. Plants were sampled at various growth stages, and their contents of DIMBOA, MBOA, and BOA were determined by chemical analyses. The wheat samples were incorporated into soil, and the effect on germination and growth of 12 different weed species was examined in pot experiments under controlled conditions. In some cases significant effects were obtained, but the results were inconsistent and the effects were not correlated to the content of DIMBOA, MBOA, and BOA in the incorporated wheat plants. ED50 doses of the pure compounds were estimated in dose-response experiments in Petri dishes, and these turned out to be much higher than the predicted maximum concentrations of DIMBOA, MBOA, and BOA in the soil water following incorporation. The study shows that a prerequisite for exploiting the incorporation of wheat residues as a weed control strategy is the development of wheat varieties with an increased content of allelochemicals"
Keywords:		"Benzoxazines Benzoxazoles/analysis/pharmacology Dose-Response Relationship, Drug Germination/drug effects Herbicides/*pharmacology Oxazines/analysis/pharmacology Pheromones/pharmacology Poaceae/drug effects/growth & development Soil/*analysis Triticum/*ch;"
Notes:		"MedlineMathiassen, Solvejg K Kudsk, Per Mogensen, Betty B eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 2006/02/16 J Agric Food Chem. 2006 Feb 22; 54(4):1058-63. doi: 10.1021/jf050904+"