Effects of juglone on growth, photosynthesis, and respiration

Abstract

The impacts of juglone on plant growth and several other physiological functions were evaluated in this study. Juglone inhibited Lemna minor growth, chlorophyll content, and net photosynthesis at treatments between 10 and 40 μM. Soybean leaf disks vacuum infiltrated with as little as 10 μM juglone had reduced photosynthesis. Oxygen evolution by chloroplasts isolated from Pisum sativum was inhibited by juglone with an I50 of 2 μM. Micromolar treatments of juglone stimulated oxygen uptake in mitochondria isolated from Glycine max. These data suggest perturbations of chloroplast and mitochondrial functions may contribute to plant growth reductions observed in juglone-mediated allelopathy.

Document Type

Article

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00994325

Keywords

allelochemical, allelopathy, chioroplast, Glycine max, Juglone, Lemna minor, mitochondria, photosynthesis

Publication Date

3-1-1993

Journal Title

Journal of Chemical Ecology

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