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Table 4 Allelochemical profile of benzoxazinoids in barley plants when grown alone or in co-cultivation with Lolium rigidum or Portulaca oleracea. Different letters indicate significant differences between treatments for each crop. Asterisks represent significant reductions, while bold letters indicates significant increases when compared to the control (p ≤ 0.05). N = 5. Shoot and root values are given in Μg kg− 1 and agar values in Μg L− 1

From: Allelopathic potential and chemical profile of wheat, rice and barley against the herbicide-resistant weeds Portulaca oleracea L. and Lolium rigidum Gaud.

Sample

Treatment

DIBOA

DIMBOA

BOA

Shoot

Crop alone

12.4 ± 2.01 a

7.53 ± 4.8 ab

1.44 ± 0.18 b

+L. rigidum

8.76 ± 2.02 b*

11.31 ± 2.3 a

2.39 ± 0.82 a

+P. oleracea

5.87 ± 1.55 b*

3.84 ± 0.72 b

1.39 ± 0.10 b

Root

Crop alone

1.83 ± 0.12 b

7.57 ± 1.70 a

1.61 ± 0.15 a

+L. rigidum

2.07 ± 0.2 ab

6.21 ± 2.55 a

1.44 ± 0.18 a

+P. oleracea

2.00 ± 0.09 a

4.81 ± 0.63 a

1.38 ± 0.17 a

Agar

Crop alone

1.12 ± 0.08 a

3.09 ± 0.15 b

1.29 ± 0.15 a

+L. rigidum

1.18 ± 0.10 a

3.72 ± 0.29 a

1.28 ± 0.19 a

+P. oleracea

1.27 ± 0.12 a

2.45 ± 0.79 b

1.31 ± 0.08 a

Sample

Treatment

MBOA

HBOA

HMBOA

Shoot

Crop alone

14.2 ± 13.9 ab

10.05 ± 9.4 ab

1.32 ± 0.36 a

+L. rigidum

27.97 ± 2.31 a

21.88 ± 5.24 a

1.64 ± 0.14 a

+P. oleracea

3.69 ± 2.620 b

2.89 ± 1.800 b

1.05 ± 0.11 a

Root

Crop alone

13.99 ± 6.39 a

10.08 ± 4.51 a

1.29 ± 0.17 a

+L. rigidum

19.20 ± 18.5 a

13.18 ± 12.2 a

1.36 ± 0.28 a

+P. oleracea

14.79 ± 11.4 a

10.29 ± 7.68 a

1.22 ± 0.18 a

Agar

Crop alone

5.22 ± 0.78 b

3.65 ± 0.42 b

0.68 ± 0.09 b

+L. rigidum

8.35 ± 5.30 a

5.70 ± 3.43 a

0.90 ± 0.07 a

+P. oleracea

6.34 ± 0.78 b

4.47 ± 0.60 a

0.79 ± 0.12 b

  1. 2,4-dihydroxy-2 H-benzo[b] [1, 4] oxazin-3(4 H)-one(DIBOA), 2,4-dihydroxy-7-methoxy-2 H-benzo[b] [1, 4] oxazin-3(4 H)-one (DIMBOA), benzo[d]oxazol-2(3 H)-one (BOA), 6-methoxybenzoxazolin-2-one (MBOA), 2-hydroxy-2 H-benzo[b] [1, 4] oxazin-3(4 H)-one (HBOA), 2-hydroxy-7-methoxy-2 H-benzo[b] [1, 4] oxazin-3(4 H)-one (HMBOA)