<i>Artemisia herba</i>-<i>alba</i> Essential Oil: Chemical Composition, Phytotoxic Activity and Environmental Safety
Weeds cause a decrease in the quantity and quality of agricultural production and economic damage to producers. The prolonged use of synthetic pesticides causes problems of environmental pollution, the possible alteration of agricultural products and problems for human health. For this reason, the s...
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| author | Beáta Baranová Daniela Gruľová Flavio Polito Vincent Sedlák Mária Konečná Marta Mydlárová Blaščáková Ismail Amri Vincenzo De Feo Janka Poráčová |
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| description | Weeds cause a decrease in the quantity and quality of agricultural production and economic damage to producers. The prolonged use of synthetic pesticides causes problems of environmental pollution, the possible alteration of agricultural products and problems for human health. For this reason, the scientific community’s search for products of natural origin, which are biodegradable, safe for human health and can act as valid alternatives to traditional herbicides, is growing. Essential oils can have useful implications in agriculture by acting as effective alternatives to chemical herbicides. In this work, the chemical composition of an EO from <i>Artemisia herba</i>-<i>alba</i> and its herbicidal properties were studied on two weeds (<i>Lolium multiflorum</i> and <i>Trifolium pratense</i>) and two crops (<i>Brassica napus</i> and <i>Hordeum vulgare</i>) and its environmental safety was also assessed using three model organisms: <i>Chaoborus</i> sp., <i>Tubifex tubifex</i> and <i>Eisenia foetida</i>. The principal component of the EO was camphor (26.02%), with α- and β-thujone (9.60 and 8.38%, respectively), 1,8-cineole (8.02%), piperitenone (5.29%) and camphene (4.95%) as the main components. The EO demonstrated variable phytotoxic effects with a dose-dependent manner, inhibiting both the germination and the radical elongation of the tested seeds, and was also found to be environmentally safe for the selected organisms. The results lay the foundation for considering this EO as a potential weed control agent. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c7ed1b1641954b37acbe5a947d35925a2025-01-24T13:46:54ZengMDPI AGPlants2223-77472025-01-0114224210.3390/plants14020242<i>Artemisia herba</i>-<i>alba</i> Essential Oil: Chemical Composition, Phytotoxic Activity and Environmental SafetyBeáta Baranová0Daniela Gruľová1Flavio Polito2Vincent Sedlák3Mária Konečná4Marta Mydlárová Blaščáková5Ismail Amri6Vincenzo De Feo7Janka Poráčová8Department of Ecology, Faculty of Humanities and Natural Sciences, University of Prešov, 17 Novembra 1, 08001 Prešov, SlovakiaDepartment of Ecology, Faculty of Humanities and Natural Sciences, University of Prešov, 17 Novembra 1, 08001 Prešov, SlovakiaDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II. 132, Fisciano, 84084 Salerno, ItalyDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Humanities and Natural Sciences, University of Prešov, 17 Novembra 1, 08001 Prešov, SlovakiaDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Humanities and Natural Sciences, University of Prešov, 17 Novembra 1, 08001 Prešov, SlovakiaDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Humanities and Natural Sciences, University of Prešov, 17 Novembra 1, 08001 Prešov, SlovakiaLaboratory of Biotechnology and Nuclear Technology, National Center for Nuclear Sciences and Technologies (CNSTN), Sidi Thabet 2020, TunisiaDepartment of Ecology, Faculty of Humanities and Natural Sciences, University of Prešov, 17 Novembra 1, 08001 Prešov, SlovakiaDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Humanities and Natural Sciences, University of Prešov, 17 Novembra 1, 08001 Prešov, SlovakiaWeeds cause a decrease in the quantity and quality of agricultural production and economic damage to producers. The prolonged use of synthetic pesticides causes problems of environmental pollution, the possible alteration of agricultural products and problems for human health. For this reason, the scientific community’s search for products of natural origin, which are biodegradable, safe for human health and can act as valid alternatives to traditional herbicides, is growing. Essential oils can have useful implications in agriculture by acting as effective alternatives to chemical herbicides. In this work, the chemical composition of an EO from <i>Artemisia herba</i>-<i>alba</i> and its herbicidal properties were studied on two weeds (<i>Lolium multiflorum</i> and <i>Trifolium pratense</i>) and two crops (<i>Brassica napus</i> and <i>Hordeum vulgare</i>) and its environmental safety was also assessed using three model organisms: <i>Chaoborus</i> sp., <i>Tubifex tubifex</i> and <i>Eisenia foetida</i>. The principal component of the EO was camphor (26.02%), with α- and β-thujone (9.60 and 8.38%, respectively), 1,8-cineole (8.02%), piperitenone (5.29%) and camphene (4.95%) as the main components. The EO demonstrated variable phytotoxic effects with a dose-dependent manner, inhibiting both the germination and the radical elongation of the tested seeds, and was also found to be environmentally safe for the selected organisms. The results lay the foundation for considering this EO as a potential weed control agent.https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/14/2/242<i>Artemisia herba</i>-<i>alba</i>essential oilcompositionphytotoxicityenvironmental safety |
| spellingShingle | Beáta Baranová Daniela Gruľová Flavio Polito Vincent Sedlák Mária Konečná Marta Mydlárová Blaščáková Ismail Amri Vincenzo De Feo Janka Poráčová <i>Artemisia herba</i>-<i>alba</i> Essential Oil: Chemical Composition, Phytotoxic Activity and Environmental Safety Plants <i>Artemisia herba</i>-<i>alba</i> essential oil composition phytotoxicity environmental safety |
| title | <i>Artemisia herba</i>-<i>alba</i> Essential Oil: Chemical Composition, Phytotoxic Activity and Environmental Safety |
| title_full | <i>Artemisia herba</i>-<i>alba</i> Essential Oil: Chemical Composition, Phytotoxic Activity and Environmental Safety |
| title_fullStr | <i>Artemisia herba</i>-<i>alba</i> Essential Oil: Chemical Composition, Phytotoxic Activity and Environmental Safety |
| title_full_unstemmed | <i>Artemisia herba</i>-<i>alba</i> Essential Oil: Chemical Composition, Phytotoxic Activity and Environmental Safety |
| title_short | <i>Artemisia herba</i>-<i>alba</i> Essential Oil: Chemical Composition, Phytotoxic Activity and Environmental Safety |
| title_sort | i artemisia herba i i alba i essential oil chemical composition phytotoxic activity and environmental safety |
| topic | <i>Artemisia herba</i>-<i>alba</i> essential oil composition phytotoxicity environmental safety |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2223-7747/14/2/242 |
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