INFLUENCE OF SOME PLANT WATER EXTRACTS ON THE GERMINATION AND SEEDLING GROWTH OF BARNYARD GRASS (ECHINOCHOLA CRUS-GALLI (L.)BEAUV)

Authors

  • Aamer Irshad Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture- 38040 Faisalabad, Pakistan Rice Research Institute, Kala Shah Kaku, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Zahid Ata Cheema Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture- 38040 Faisalabad, Pakistan

Keywords:

Allelopathy, Rice husk, Barnyard grass, Sorghum.

Abstract

Water extracts of rice husk (Oryza sativa L.), above ground foliage of barnyard grass (Echinochola crus-galli (L.) Beauv) and sorghum stalk (Sorghum bicolor L.) were used to investigate their allelopathic effects on the germination and seedling growth of barnyard grass in a laboratory study. All the water extracts exhibited suppressive effects on the germination and seedling growth of barnyard grass. The order of suppression was rice > sorghum barnyard grass. Regression analysis showed that better germination had the beneficial effect on the later growth of the seedling.

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Published

2004-06-28

How to Cite

Irshad, A., & Cheema, Z. A. (2004). INFLUENCE OF SOME PLANT WATER EXTRACTS ON THE GERMINATION AND SEEDLING GROWTH OF BARNYARD GRASS (ECHINOCHOLA CRUS-GALLI (L.)BEAUV). Biological Sciences - PJSIR, 47(3), 222–226. Retrieved from https://v2.pjsir.org/index.php/biological-sciences/article/view/1523

Issue

Vol. 47 No. 3 (2004): Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research

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