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Devil's-claw (Proboscidea louisianica), essential oil and its components

Potential allelochemical agents on cotton and wheat

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The potential allelopathic activity of devil's-claw [Proboscidea louisianica (Mill.) Thellung] essential oil and a few of the compounds it contains on the elongation of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) radicles was studied using a Petri dish bioassay. Essential oil was collected by steam distillation using an all-glass-Teflon assembly. Ether extracts of the steam distillates from fresh devil's-claw were inhibitory to cotton and wheat radicle elongation. The following six components of devil's-claw essential oil identified by CGC-MS-DS were inhibitory to cotton and/or wheat at a concentration of 1 mM: vanillin, piperitenone, δ-cadinene,p-cymen-9-ol, α-bisabolol, and phenethyl alcohol.

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  1. Department of Agronomy, Oklahoma State University, 74078, Stillwater, Oklahoma

    Michael S. Riffle & Don S. Murray

  2. Department of Biochemistry, Oklahoma State University, 74078, Stillwater, Oklahoma

    George R. Waller

  3. International Flavors and Fragrances, 800 Rose Lane, 07735, Union Beach, New Jersey

    Richard P. Sgaramello

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Riffle, M.S., Waller, G.R., Murray, D.S. et al. Devil's-claw (Proboscidea louisianica), essential oil and its components. J Chem Ecol 16, 1927–1940 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01020506

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