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Three allelochemicals from rye or its breakdown products were evaluated for activity on garden cress (Lepidum sativum L.), barnyardgrass [Echinochloa crus-galli (L.) Beauv.], cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.), and snap bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). 2,4-Dihydroxy-1,4(2H)-benzoxazin-3-one (DIBOA), 2(3H)-benzoxazolinone (BOA), and 2,2′-oxo-1,1′-azobenzene (AZOB) were all applied singly at 50, 100, and 200 ppm and in two- and three-way combinations each at 50 and 100 ppm. AZOB at 100 and 200 ppm produced 38–49% more inhibition than DIBOA, while combinations of BOA/ DIBOA, which contained AZOB at 100 ppm had 54–90% more inhibition when compared to DIBOA/BOA combinations. All combinations were slightly antagonistic to barnyardgrass, while several combinations caused a synergistic response to garden cress germination and growth. Cucumbers and snap beans exhibited both types of responses, depending on the allelochemical combination and application rate. The plant-produced benzoxazinones were more inhibitory to crops than weeds. Therefore, improved herbicidal selectivity would be expected if there were rapid transformation of the benzoxazinones to the microbially produced AZOB.
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Chase, W.R., Nair, M.G. & Putnam, A.R. 2,2′-OXO-1,1′-azobenzene: Selective toxicity of rye (Secale cereale L.) allelochemicals to weed and crop species: II. Journal of Chemical Ecology 17, 9–19 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00994418
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