Allelochemicals of Panax notoginseng and their effects on various plants and rhizosphere microorganisms

doi:10.1016/j.pld.2020.04.003

Abstract

Abstract: Panax notoginseng (Araliaceae) is an important ginseng herb with various health benefits and a history of cultivation in southwestern China over 400 years. In recent years P. notoginseng has faced serious continuous-cropping obstacles due to its large-scale cultivation. In this study, we aim to explore the allelochemicals of P. notoginseng and their interactions with various plants and rhizosphere microorganisms. The chemical constituents of the soil cultivated with 3-year-old P. notoginseng were studied by column chromatography, spectroscopic and GC-MS analyses. We identified 13 volatile components and isolated six triterpenes (1-4, 6-7) and one anthraquinone (5). Compounds 1-7 were tested for their effects on seed germination and root elongation in P. notoginseng, corn, wheat, turnip, water spinach and Arabidopsis thaliana. We also examined the effect of compounds 1-7 on the growth of ten rhizosphere microorganisms of P. notoginseng. At a concentration of 1.0 μg mL^-1, compounds 3 and 5-7 caused the death of P. notoginseng root cells and compounds 2, 6 and 7 induced the death of root cells of A. thaliana. Compounds 1-5 and 7 inhibited elongation of A. thaliana root tip cells at a concentration of 10.0 μg mL^-1. Moreover, at a concentration of 0.1 mg mL^-1, compounds 3, 4, 6 and 7 inhibited the growth of probiotics and promoted the growth of pathogens of P. notoginseng. These results suggest that these isolated ursane-type triterpenoid acids and anthraquinone are potential allelochemicals that contribute to continuous-cropping obstacles of P. notoginseng.

Key words: Panax notoginseng, Continuous cropping obstacle, Allelochemical, Triterpenes, Anthraquinone

Yi-Jun Qiao, Cheng-Zhen Gu, Hong-Tao Zhu, Dong Wang, Meng-Yue Zhang, Yi-Xuan Zhang, Chong-Ren Yang, Ying-Jun Zhang. Allelochemicals of Panax notoginseng and their effects on various plants and rhizosphere microorganisms[J]. Plant Diversity, 2020, 42(05): 323-333.

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