We investigated the herbicidal activity of ethanolic extracts of Veronica persica (Lour.) Merr. against four weeds (Echinochloa crusgalli (L.) Beauv., Beckmannia syzigachne (Steud.) Fern., Leptochloa chinensis (L.) Nees and Lindernia procumbens (Krock.). The chemical constituents of V. persica were identified using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The possible inhibitory mechanisms of the ethanolic V. persica (Lour.) Merr. extracts to E. crusgalli (L.) Beauv. were evaluated by comparing the activities of catalase (CAT), peroxidase ...