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Whole Plant Response of Lettuce After Root Exposure to BOA (2(3H)-Benzoxazolinone)

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The goal of our work was to expand the knowledge about plant stress response to the allelochemical 2(3H)-benzoxazolinone (BOA). We focused on physiological processes that are affected by this secondary metabolite. Physiological and biochemical characteristics of plants exposed to BOA help us to better understand its mode of action and open the gate to the use of allelochemicals as “natural” herbicides. Measurements on photosynthesis, fluorescence, water relations, antioxidant enzymes (superoxide dismutase, peroxidase), ATPases, and lipid peroxidation indicated that a phytotoxic effect follows BOA exposition. This effect was intense enough to interfere with plant growth and development and to produce “induced senescence.” Based on this, we propose a multifaceted mode of action for BOA with effects at different levels and in different parts of the plant.

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The authors are grateful to Drs. Luís González, Nuria Pedrol, and Pilar Ramos, as well as to Ángeles Domínguez, Rosa Bañuelos, Salvador Enguix, Carlos Bolaño, Ana Martínez, Xan X. Santos, and Eva Diéguez for laboratory and technical assistance. We thank also Rocío Cruz Ortega from the Applied and Functional Ecology Department (Ecology Institute), Mexico, for her assistance in the ATPase measurements, and Oliver Weiss for his corrections to the manuscript. This research was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Technology (DGICYT; BFI 2000-0987) and by the Galician Government (PGIDT00 PXI30114PR). Adela Sánchez was financially supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science with a research grant.

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Sánchez-Moreiras, A.M., Reigosa, M.J. Whole Plant Response of Lettuce After Root Exposure to BOA (2(3H)-Benzoxazolinone). J Chem Ecol 31, 2689–2703 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-005-7620-z

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