Chin J Plant Ecol ›› 2009, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (6): 1191-1198.DOI: 10.3773/j.issn.1005-264x.2009.06.020

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ISOLATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF ALLELOCHEMICALS FROM REHMANNIA GLUTINOSA THAT AFFECT SESAMUM INDICUM

WANG Ming-Dao, CHEN Hong-Ge, LIU Xin-Yu, GAO Yu-Qian, WU Kun, JIA Xin-Cheng()   

  1. College of Life Sciences, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
  • Received:2009-05-20 Accepted:2009-07-13 Online:2009-05-20 Published:2021-04-29
  • Contact: JIA Xin-Cheng

Abstract:

Aims Our objective was to explore why Sesamum indicum yield declined severely when planted after Rehmannia glutinosa in crop rotation.

Methods We used extraction, silica gel column chromatography, gas chromatography mass spectrometry and bioassay to isolate and identify allelochemicals from R. glutinosa that affect S. indicum.Bioassays were conducted with extractions from different parts of R. glutinosa.

Important findings Leaf parts had high allelochemical content. Ethyl acetate phase extraction contained most allelochemicals. Active elution Fr7 was obtained by silica gel column chromatography. Allelochemicals lauric acid and 2,6-Ditertbutyl phenol were isolated and identified by use of gas chromatography mass spectrometry. R. glutinosa and S. indicum both have serious continuous cropping obstacles. Allelochemicals affecting S. indicum are different from toxic materials of R. glutinosa. Additional research is needed to further explore interactions of allelochemicals with soil and effects on S. indicumand on the possibility of reducing the effect of R. glutinosa on S. indicum.

Key words: Rehmannia glutinosa, Sesamum indicum, allelopathy, allelochemicals, isolation and identification