Open AccessStudy of Plants With Allelopathic Potential in the Initial Development of Lettuce
Author(s) -
Bruna de Villa,
Deonir Secco,
Luciene Kazue Tokura,
Alessandra Mayumi Tokura Alovisi,
Maritane Prior,
Maurício Antônio Pilatti,
Carlos Henrique de Oliveira Paz,
Eduardo Lange Sutil,
Diandra Ganascini,
Everton Ortiz Rocha,
Laíza Cavalcante de Albuquerque Silva,
Luana Cristina Calliari Leite,
Iván Werncke,
Laís Fernanda Juchem do Nascimento,
Mauricio Antonio Pauly,
Tatiane Pauly,
Maurício Ivan Cruz
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of agricultural science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1916-9760
pISSN - 1916-9752
DOI - 10.5539/jas.v11n7p281
Subject(s) - allelopathy , resistance (ecology) , biology , botany , agronomy , germination
The inappropriate use of herbicides has increased the resistance of weeds; thus, the study of allelopathy becomes of paramount importance. The ability of certain plants to interfere with the metabolism of others by means of substances released into the environment, either by their aerial or roots system, becomes an alternative to combat invasive plants, dispensing with or reducing the use of herbicides. The objective of this work was to evaluate the plant species most sensitive to the allelopathic potential of aqueous extracts. One of the plant species studied was lettuce because it had a rapid response potential, thus showing the benefits obtained through allelopathy.