title: Phytotoxic and fungitoxic activities of the essential oil of kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) leaves and its composition.
abstract: The chemical composition of the essential oil of kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus) was examined by GC-MS. Fifty-eight components were characterized from H. cannabinus with (E)-phytol (28.16%), (Z)-phytol (8.02%), n-nonanal (5.70%), benzene acetaldehyde (4.39%), (E)-2-hexenal (3.10%), and 5-methylfurfural (3.00%) as the major constituents. The oil was phytotoxic to lettuce and bentgrass and had antifungal activity against Colletotrichum fragariae, Colletotrichum gloeosporioides, and Colletotrichum accutatum but exhibited little or no algicidal activity.
authors.affiliation: Natural Products Utilization Research Unit, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Box 8048, Oxford, Mississippi 38677, USA. mkobaisy@olemiss.edu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kobaisy
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Tellez
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Webber
authors.forename: F E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Dayan
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Schrader
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Wedge
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D056890:Eukaryota / Q000187:drug effects; D005658:Fungi / Q000187:drug effects; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D009822:Oils, Volatile; D010938:Plant Oils