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Incorporation of Residues of the Medicinal Plant Echinacea purpurea for Weed Management in an Organic Sunflower

Douros, Nektarios; Angelopoulou, Fotini; Papastylianou, Panagiota; Papatheohari, Yolanda; Travlos, Ilias; Konstantas, Aris and Bilalis, Dimitrios (2014) Incorporation of Residues of the Medicinal Plant Echinacea purpurea for Weed Management in an Organic Sunflower. In: Rahmann, G. and Aksoy, U. (Eds.) Building Organic Bridges, Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut, Braunschweig, Germany, 2, Thuenen Report, no. 20, pp. 563-566.

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Eastern purple coneflower [Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench.] is globally recognized as one of the most popular medicinal herbs. In the present study, the effects of incorporation of the plant residues of this medicinal plant on weed flora and early growth of a sunflower crop were investigated. A field and a pot experiment were conducted at the Agricultural University of Athens. The field experiment was conducted under organic conditions, while in the pot experiment the focus was on the early growth of sunflower plants under the effect of plant residues. The results showed that there was a significant effect of plant residues on weed flora and the producted biomass, especially during the first crucial growth stages of sunflower. Particularly, the incorporation of E. purpurea residues resulted to a lower number of different weed species (low richness) and an intense effect on most weed species. The pot experiment revealed that sunflower seed germination was not affected by the incorporation of E. purpurea residues. However, the activity of eastern purple coneflower residues was inadequately selective (and needs to be further evaluated), since there was a negative effect on sunflower growth.


EPrint Type:Conference paper, poster, etc.
Type of presentation:Poster
Keywords:Echinacea purpurea, medicinal plant, residues, allelopathy, weed control
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Subjects: Crop husbandry > Production systems
Crop husbandry > Crop combinations and interactions
Crop husbandry > Weed management
Research affiliation: Greece > Agricultural University of Athens (AUA)
International Conferences > 2014: 18th IFOAM OWC Scientific Track: 4th ISOFAR Scientific Conference
ISBN:978-3-86576-128-6
DOI:10.3220/REP_20_1_2014
Deposited By: Bilalis, Prof Dimitrios
ID Code:23797
Deposited On:28 Oct 2014 11:58
Last Modified:26 Oct 2022 11:39
Document Language:English
Status:Published
Refereed:Peer-reviewed and accepted
Additional Publishing Information:urn:nbn:de:gbv:253-201407-dn053621-1

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