Justicia anselliana (Nees) T. Anders Essential Oils Compounds and Allelopathic Effects on Cowpea Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp Plant

Kpoviessi, Dossou S. Salome;Gbénou, Joachim D.;Gbaguidi, Fernand A.;Ahoussi, Léon;Quetin-Leclercq, Joëlle;et.al.
(2009) Journal of Essential Oil Research — Vol. 21, n° 1, p. 83-88 (2009)

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  • Kpoviessi, Dossou S. Salome
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  • Gbénou, Joachim D.
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  • Gbaguidi, Fernand A.
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  • Ahoussi, Léon
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  • Quetin-Leclercq, JoëlleUCLouvain
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Abstract
Analysis of justicia ancelliana essential oils by GC and GUMS revealed the presence of beta-phellandrene (51.2%), delta-2-carene (43.4%), dihydrotagetone (0.4%), propylbutyrate(0.3%) in the aertial parts and phenylacetaldehyde(39.2%), delta-3-carene (31.71%), 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one (16.4%) and alpha-phellandrene (12.6%) in the roots. These oils and their compounds induced it reduction in the growth of the roots, the apparition of yellow leaves after two weeks of the treatment and the death of the Vigna unguiculata young plants and showed a specific action oil the germination and the growth of Zea mays, Vigna unguiculetta and Arachis hypogeae plants. beta-Phellandrene and phenylacetaldehyde showed maximum inhibition to germination and growth of Vigna unguiculata.
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Kpoviessi, D. S. S., Gbénou, J. D., Gbaguidi, F. A., Ahoussi, L., Accrombessi, G. C., Moudachirou, M., & Quetin-Leclercq, J. (2009). Justicia anselliana (Nees) T. Anders Essential Oils Compounds and Allelopathic Effects on Cowpea Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp Plant. Journal of Essential Oil Research, 21(1), 83-88. https://doi.org/10.1080/10412905.2009.9700118 (Original work published 2009)