Allelopathic potential of orsellinic acid derivatives

Environmental degradation caused by the excessive use of pesticides has motivated studies aimed at the discovery of new formulations for pest control. The bioassays carried out under laboratory conditions for the present study involved the germination and seedling growth of Lactuca sativa cv. Grand...

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Main Authors: Marize Terezinha Lopes Pereira Peres, Ana Maria Mapeli, Odival Faccenda, Alcir Teixeira Gomes, Neli Kika Honda
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Language:English
Published: Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar) 2009-08-01
Series:Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132009000400027
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spelling doaj-87108d67bfd640c1baa349b08d9a3c112020-11-25T01:43:05ZengInstituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar)Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology1516-89131678-43242009-08-015241019102610.1590/S1516-89132009000400027Allelopathic potential of orsellinic acid derivativesMarize Terezinha Lopes Pereira PeresAna Maria MapeliOdival FaccendaAlcir Teixeira GomesNeli Kika HondaEnvironmental degradation caused by the excessive use of pesticides has motivated studies aimed at the discovery of new formulations for pest control. The bioassays carried out under laboratory conditions for the present study involved the germination and seedling growth of Lactuca sativa cv. Grand Rapids and Allium cepa cv. Baia Periforme treated with lecanoric acid or one of seven esters obtained from the alcoholysis of the acid. Each substance was tested at concentrations of 10-3, 10-5, 10-7 M, and 10-9 M. The results revealed that, except for lecanoric acid and methyl orsellinate, all other compounds exhibited significant differences in their action when compared with the controls. Also, A. cepa was more sensitive to the compounds assayed, at the concentrations tested. Nearly all the esters exhibited significant effects, a feature that could makes them promising for the development of new natural herbicides.<br>A degradação do meio ambiente ocasionada pelo uso excessivo de agrotóxicos impulsiona pesquisas que visam a descoberta de novos pesticidas. Os bioensaios conduzidos em condições de laboratório no presente estudo, envolveu a germinação e o crescimento de plântulas de Lactuca sativa cv. Grand Rapids e Allium cepa cv. Baia Periforme tratadas com ácidos lecanórico ou um dos sete ésteres obtidos pela alcoólise deste ácido. Cada substância foi ensaiada nas concentrações 10-3 M, 10-5 M, 10-7 M, e 10-9 M. Os resultados indicaram que exceto o ácido lecanórico e o orselinato de metila, todos os demais apresentaram diferenças significativas em relação ao controle. Além disso, observou-se que A. cepa foi mais sensível aos compostos ensaiados, nas quatro concentrações. Praticamente todos os ésteres avaliados apresentaram efeitos significativos, o que os torna compostos potenciais na descoberta de novos herbicidas naturais.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132009000400027allelopathygerminationgrowthLactuca sativaAllium cepaorsellinates
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author Marize Terezinha Lopes Pereira Peres
Ana Maria Mapeli
Odival Faccenda
Alcir Teixeira Gomes
Neli Kika Honda
spellingShingle Marize Terezinha Lopes Pereira Peres
Ana Maria Mapeli
Odival Faccenda
Alcir Teixeira Gomes
Neli Kika Honda
Allelopathic potential of orsellinic acid derivatives
Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
allelopathy
germination
growth
Lactuca sativa
Allium cepa
orsellinates
author_facet Marize Terezinha Lopes Pereira Peres
Ana Maria Mapeli
Odival Faccenda
Alcir Teixeira Gomes
Neli Kika Honda
author_sort Marize Terezinha Lopes Pereira Peres
title Allelopathic potential of orsellinic acid derivatives
title_short Allelopathic potential of orsellinic acid derivatives
title_full Allelopathic potential of orsellinic acid derivatives
title_fullStr Allelopathic potential of orsellinic acid derivatives
title_full_unstemmed Allelopathic potential of orsellinic acid derivatives
title_sort allelopathic potential of orsellinic acid derivatives
publisher Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (Tecpar)
series Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
issn 1516-8913
1678-4324
publishDate 2009-08-01
description Environmental degradation caused by the excessive use of pesticides has motivated studies aimed at the discovery of new formulations for pest control. The bioassays carried out under laboratory conditions for the present study involved the germination and seedling growth of Lactuca sativa cv. Grand Rapids and Allium cepa cv. Baia Periforme treated with lecanoric acid or one of seven esters obtained from the alcoholysis of the acid. Each substance was tested at concentrations of 10-3, 10-5, 10-7 M, and 10-9 M. The results revealed that, except for lecanoric acid and methyl orsellinate, all other compounds exhibited significant differences in their action when compared with the controls. Also, A. cepa was more sensitive to the compounds assayed, at the concentrations tested. Nearly all the esters exhibited significant effects, a feature that could makes them promising for the development of new natural herbicides.<br>A degradação do meio ambiente ocasionada pelo uso excessivo de agrotóxicos impulsiona pesquisas que visam a descoberta de novos pesticidas. Os bioensaios conduzidos em condições de laboratório no presente estudo, envolveu a germinação e o crescimento de plântulas de Lactuca sativa cv. Grand Rapids e Allium cepa cv. Baia Periforme tratadas com ácidos lecanórico ou um dos sete ésteres obtidos pela alcoólise deste ácido. Cada substância foi ensaiada nas concentrações 10-3 M, 10-5 M, 10-7 M, e 10-9 M. Os resultados indicaram que exceto o ácido lecanórico e o orselinato de metila, todos os demais apresentaram diferenças significativas em relação ao controle. Além disso, observou-se que A. cepa foi mais sensível aos compostos ensaiados, nas quatro concentrações. Praticamente todos os ésteres avaliados apresentaram efeitos significativos, o que os torna compostos potenciais na descoberta de novos herbicidas naturais.
topic allelopathy
germination
growth
Lactuca sativa
Allium cepa
orsellinates
url http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-89132009000400027
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