Open AccessStudy on Heath Forest Species Melaleuca cajuputi as Potential Natural Herbicides Agent to Suppress Weed Growth in Landscape Management
Author(s) -
Rashidi Othman,
Wan Masyitah Wan Daud,
Razanah Ramya,
Nursyafica Nadia Johari,
Zainul Mukrim Hj. Baharuddin
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/380/1/012015
Subject(s) - allelopathy , habitat , weed , weed control , agroforestry , natural (archaeology) , forest management , ecology , geography , biology , agronomy , germination , archaeology
Weeds are diverse in habitats throughout the world. In landscape management, weed is of major concern because they compete for growth factors with landscape plant of interest. Modern management relies on the importance of synthetic chemicals to control weeds as unwanted plants to reduce the weed management cost. The use of herbicides is not an appropriate tool for controlling development of some weeds but can create negative effects to the environment. Managing the natural and landscape resources are not only designing for good views and environment merely, but need to sustain all of living environment through consideration. Therefore, this study was aimed to explore Melaleuca cajuputi , heath forest species as potential natural herbicides agent in sustainable landscape management. Three assessments were conducted to determine their effectiveness towards suppressing weeds without degrading the environmental quality index. Assessment of allelochemical compounds in M. cajuputi demonstrated that these species have allelopathic potential as a natural herbicide.