The present study reveals the allelopathic effect of aqueous leaf extracts of Putranjiva roxburghii Wall. on seed germination and early growth stages of an economically important plant chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.). Aqueous leaf extracts at 0, 5, 10, 15, 25, 35, 50, 75 and 100% concentrations were applied to determine their effect on seed germination and early growth stages under laboratory conditions. Laboratory-based experiments with three replicates were used to arrange treatments accordingly. After 5 days of incubation the rate of seed germination, radicle length and hypocotyls length etc. of chickpea seeds were observed after treatment with aqueous leaf extracts. Highest inhibitory effect was noticed in 100% of aqueous leaf extract. Results indicated that the inhibitory effect was proportional to the concentration of the extracts. The water soluble leaf extracts contain allelochemicals, which inhibit the seed germination and reduced the early growth of chickpea.
The present study reveals the allelopathic effect of aqueous leaf and root extracts of
Hyptis suaveolens
(L.) Poit. and
Leucas cephalotes
(Roth) Spreng. on seed germination and early growth of
Oryza sativa
‘Gobindobhog.’ Leaf and root extracts at different concentrations (0.5%, 1%, 2.5%, 4%, and 5%) were used to study the effect in laboratory-based experiments. After 5 days of incubation, seed germination and root and shoot length of rice seedlings were measured, and both
H. suaveolens
and
L. cephalotes
showed allelopathic effects on seed germination and growth parameters.
Hyptis suaveolens
showed a more pronounced effect at 5% concentration of aqueous leaf and root extracts than
L. cephalotes
. The inhibitory effects were as follows: root length > seed germination > shoot length. Both
H. suaveolens
and
L. cephalotes
impede seed germination and early growth of rice by releasing water-soluble allelochemicals from their leaves and roots.
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