Paper Title :Allelopathic Effects of Flacourtia Inermis on Seed Germination of Selected Crop Plants Found in India
Author :Shelmi Antony, Benny P J
Article Citation :Shelmi Antony ,Benny P J ,
(1970 ) " Allelopathic Effects of Flacourtia Inermis on Seed Germination of Selected Crop Plants Found in India " ,
International Journal of Advances in Science, Engineering and Technology(IJASEAT) ,
pp. 59-61,
Abstract : Organic extract derived from the leaves of the edible plant, Flacourtia inermis was used to determine their
allelopathic potential in relation to the seed germination of the crop plants; black mustard (Brassica nigra), chickpea (Cicer
arietinum), mung bean (Vigna radiata), and big gram (Vigna unguiculata). The methanolic leaf extract of this plant induced
maximum reduction in the germination of seeds. The seeds of Brassica nigra and Cicer arietinum showed the highest
susceptibility towards the extract. The F.inermis showed 100% inhibition on both Brassica nigra and Cicer arietinum and
75%, 51.67% of inhibition on the germination of Vigna unguiculata, and Vigna radiata respectively. The germination study
was carried out by petridish method and the percentage of Inhibition of Germination (I) was calculated by using specified
equation. The present study is the first report revealing the strong allelopathic potential of Flacourtia inermis. The result
necessitates further studies to test its allelopathic behaviour under field condition and to identify the toxic principle/s, their
quantification and efficacy in the soil.
Keywords— Allelopathy, germination inhibition, Flacourtia inermis, Brassica nigra, Cicer arietinum, Vigna radiata,
Vigna unguiculata.
Type : Research paper
Published :
DOIONLINE NO - IJASEAT-IRAJ-DOIONLINE-6035
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