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Susceptibility of Various Crop and Weed Species to AAL-Toxin, a Natural Herbicide

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 June 2017

Hamed K. Abbas
Affiliation:
U.S. Dep. Agric., Agric. Res. Serv., South. Weed Sci. Lab., Stoneville, MS 38776
T. Tanaka
Affiliation:
U.S. Dep. Agric., Agric. Res. Serv., South. Weed Sci. Lab., Stoneville, MS 38776
S. O. Duke
Affiliation:
U.S. Dep. Agric., Agric. Res. Serv., South. Weed Sci. Lab., Stoneville, MS 38776
C. D. Boyette
Affiliation:
U.S. Dep. Agric., Agric. Res. Serv., South. Weed Sci. Lab., Stoneville, MS 38776

Abstract

AAL-toxin, produced by Alternaria alternata, was investigated for its phytotoxic effects on 86 crop and weed species. On susceptible tomato leaf discs, AAL-toxin caused electrolyte leakage and chlorosis at 0.01 μM in 24 h. Plants tested exhibited a range of response. AAL-toxin damaged sensitive plants at 5 μM while other plants showed minimal damage at > 1000 μM. Cotton and the important weeds, Canada thistle, field bindweed, and velvetleaf were largely unaffected. Monocots tested were largely immune.

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Copyright © 1995 by the Weed Science Society of America 

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