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Herbicidal activity of sulforaphene from stock (Matthiola incana)
1Bioactive Constituents Research National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Agricultural Research Service, USDA, 1815 N. University St., 61604, Peoria, Illinois.
Journal of Chemical Ecology
|November 20, 2013
Abstract:
A herbicidal compound was isolated from extracts ofMatthiola incana and identified as sulforaphene (4-methylsulfinyl-3-butenyl isothiocyanate). The ED50 of this compound against velvetleaf seedlings was approximately 2×10(-4) M. Glucoraphenin, the glucosinolate that is the natural precursor of sulforaphene, was less phytotoxic, with an ED50 of near 6×10(-3)M.

