Date of Award
4-3-2017
Document Type
Honors Thesis
Department
Biology
First Advisor
Robert Zdor
Abstract
Past research has shown that alyl isothiocyanate (AICT) and its sister ITC compounds are effective alternatives to herbicides in reducing growth in weed seedlings. In this project the effects of mustard seed meal (MSM), a source of AITC, on plant-associated soil bacteria populations was assessed along with the effect of AITC on velvetleaf seed in vitro germination. Results show that MSM reduces bacterial levels in the soil. Velvetleaf seed germination was inbibited by micromolar levels of AITC. These results suggest that MSM has the potential to impact velvetleaf growth in the field as well as becoming a weed management tool.
Recommended Citation
Shin, Stanford, "Natural Products In Weed Control: Allyl-Isothiocyanate Effects On In Vitro Velvetleaf Seedling Growth And The Influence Of Mustard Seed Meal On Soil Bacterial Populations" (2017). Honors Theses. 162.
https://dx.doi.org/10.32597/honors/162/
https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/honors/162
Subject Area
Weeds--Control; Mustards--Seeds; Velvetleaf--Biological Control; Allyl Isothiocyanate
Presentation Record URL
https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/honors-undergraduate-poster-symposium/2017/honors-thesis/4/
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
DOI
https://dx.doi.org/10.32597/honors/162/