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A herbicidal compound was isolated from extracts ofMatthiola incana and identified as sulforaphene (4-methylsulfinyl-3-butenyl isothiocyanate). The ED50 of this compound against velvetleaf seedlings was approximately 2×10−4 M. Glucoraphenin, the glucosinolate that is the natural precursor of sulforaphene, was less phytotoxic, with an ED50 of near 6×10−3M.
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Brinker, A.M., Spencer, G.F. Herbicidal activity of sulforaphene from stock (Matthiola incana). J Chem Ecol 19, 2279–2284 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00979663
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