Plants (Oct 2021)

Chemical Composition of <i>Ambrosia trifida</i> L. and Its Allelopathic Influence on Crops

  • Jovana Šućur,
  • Bojan Konstantinović,
  • Marina Crnković,
  • Vojislava Bursić,
  • Nataša Samardžić,
  • Đorđe Malenčić,
  • Dejan Prvulović,
  • Milena Popov,
  • Gorica Vuković

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10102222
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 10
p. 2222

Abstract

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Phytotoxic substances released by invasive plants have been reported to have anti-pathogen, anti-herbivore, and allelopathic activity. The aim of this study was to determine the allelopathic influence of the Ambrosia trifida L. on oxidative stress parameters (the lipid peroxidation process; reduced glutathione (GSH) content; and activity of antioxidant enzymes catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and peroxidase (PX)) and phenolic compounds (total phenolic and tannin content) in maize (Zea mays L.), soybean (Glycine max L.), and sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) crops to explore the effect of released allelochemicals through A. trifida root on crops. An analysis by HPLC confirmed the presence of protocatechuic acid, p-hydroxybenzoic acid, vanillic acid, and syringic acid as major components in the A. trifida. Based on the obtained results for oxidative stress parameters, it can be concluded that the sunflower was the most sensitive species to A. trifida allelochemicals among the tested crops. The other two crops tested showed a different sensitivity to A. trifida. The soybean did not show sensitivity, while the maize showed sensitivity only 10 days after the sowing.

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