Volume 6, Issue 1, August 2014, Pages 18–24
Leila Radhouane1
1 Tunisian Institute for Agriculture Research (INRAT), Hédi Karray Street, Ariana 2049, Tunisia
Original language: English
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Laboratory study was conducted to investigate allelopathic effects of seed aqueous extract of Pennisetum glaucum on seedling growth of three cereals; Avena sativa, Triticum durum and Hordeum vulgare Different levels of P. glaucum seed aqueous extracts concentrations (0%, 2%, 4%, 8% and 10%) were used to test its effect on the studied species. Results revealed significant allelopathic effects of seed aqueous extract of P. glaucum on radicle, coleoptile and total plant lengths. However, it was found that Avena sativa was the most susceptible and Triticum durum was the less sensitive on seed aqueous extract of Pennisetum glaucum.
Author Keywords: Pennisetum glaucum, allelochemicals, allelopathic, cereals, seeds.
Leila Radhouane1
1 Tunisian Institute for Agriculture Research (INRAT), Hédi Karray Street, Ariana 2049, Tunisia
Original language: English
Copyright © 2014 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Laboratory study was conducted to investigate allelopathic effects of seed aqueous extract of Pennisetum glaucum on seedling growth of three cereals; Avena sativa, Triticum durum and Hordeum vulgare Different levels of P. glaucum seed aqueous extracts concentrations (0%, 2%, 4%, 8% and 10%) were used to test its effect on the studied species. Results revealed significant allelopathic effects of seed aqueous extract of P. glaucum on radicle, coleoptile and total plant lengths. However, it was found that Avena sativa was the most susceptible and Triticum durum was the less sensitive on seed aqueous extract of Pennisetum glaucum.
Author Keywords: Pennisetum glaucum, allelochemicals, allelopathic, cereals, seeds.
How to Cite this Article
Leila Radhouane, “ALLELOPATHIC EFFECT OF PEARL MILLET (PENNISETUM GLAUCUM) SEEDS ON SEEDLINGS GROWTH OF THREE CEREALS,” International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 18–24, August 2014.
