Isolation and identification of (3-methoxyphenyl)acetonitrile as a phytotoxin from meadowfoam (Limnanthes alba) seedmeal

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1939-1949

  Vaughn, Steven F ^a   Boydston, Rick A ^b   Mallory Smith, Carol A ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

(3 methoxyphenyl)acetonitrile; 3 me thoxybenzyl isothiocyanate; glucolimnanthin; glucosinolate; limnanthaceae; Limnanthes alba; Meadowfoam; phytotoxicity; seedmeal; soil amendment

Indexed keywords

ABUTILON THEOPHRASTI; LIMNANTHACEAE; LIMNANTHES; LIMNANTHES ALBA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0030466887     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02028513     Document Type: Article

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