Phytotoxicity, nematicidal activity and chemical constituents of Peucedanum ostruthium (L.) W.D.J.Koch (Apiaceae)

Peucedanum ostruthium (L.) W.D.J.Koch (Apiaceae) is an alpine medicinal plant traditionally used as a panacea to treat various ailments. For the first time, its phytotoxic and nematotoxic properties were investigated. The inhibitory activity toward germination and seedling growth of the weeds Echinochloa oryzoides (Ard.) Fritsch and Lolium multiflorum Lam. was evaluated by two in vitro assays, carried out on filter paper and soil, using...