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Molecules 2010, 15, 4309-4323; doi:10.3390/molecule OPEN ACCESS molecules ISSN 1420-3049 /journal/molecules Article Phytotoxic Activities of Mediterranean Essential Oils Luiz Fernando Rolim de Almeida 1, Fernando Frei 2, Emilia Mancini 3, Laura De Martino 3 and Vincenzo De Feo 3,* 1 Departamento de Botânica, Instituto de Biociências de Botucatu, UNESP - Campu de Botucatu Distrito de Rubião Júnior, S/N, 18.618-000, Botucatu-SP, Brazil; E-Mail: rolimdealmeidalf@.br (L.F.R.A.) 2 Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Faculdade de Ciências e Letras, UNESP – Universidade Estadual Paulista, Avenida Dom Antonio, 19806-900, Assis-SP, Brazil; E-Mail: botanica@ibb.unep.br (F.F.) 3 Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi di Salerno, via Ponte Don Melillo, 84084 Fisciano (Salerno), Italy; E-Mails: emancini@unisa.it (E.M); ldemartino@unisa.it (L.D.M.) * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: defeo@unisa.it; Tel.: + 39 089 969 751; Fax: + 39 089 969 602. Received: 28 April 2010; in revised form: 9 June 2010 / Accepted: 11 June 2010 / Published: 14 June 2010 Abstract: Twelve essential oils from Mediterranean aromatic plants were tested for their phytotoxic activity, at different doses, against the germination and the initial radicle growth of seeds of Raphanus sativus, Lactuca sativa and Lepidium sativum. The essential oils were obtained from Hyssopus officinalis, Lavandula angustifolia, Majorana hortensis, Melissa officinalis, Ocimum basilicum,