In vitro allelopathic effect of aqueous extracts of sugarcane on germination parameters of wheat

Allelopathy – interactions among plants for resources along with competition – is a composite phenomenon which has spacious potentials of application in agriculture. Understanding of interactions among plants, particularly cultivated crops, may be helpful in modifying crop cultivation pattern with c...

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Main Authors: Abdul Majeed, Zahir MUHAMMAD, Manzoor HUSSAIN, Habib AHMAD
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Published: University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani) 2017-09-01
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Online Access:https://journals.uni-lj.si/aas/article/view/12735
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Zahir MUHAMMAD
Manzoor HUSSAIN
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description Allelopathy – interactions among plants for resources along with competition – is a composite phenomenon which has spacious potentials of application in agriculture. Understanding of interactions among plants, particularly cultivated crops, may be helpful in modifying crop cultivation pattern with consequent yields increments. In this study, we investigated the allelopathic effects of aqueous extracts of root, stem peels and leaves of sugarcane (Saccharum officinale L.) cultivar 51 at concentrations 0, 2.5, 5.0, 7.5 and 10.0 g/l on germination indices and seedling biomass of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivar Pirsabak-2005. Results demonstrated that higher concentration (10.0 g/l) of extracts of root, stem peels and leaves significantly decreased mean germination time (MGT) but increased shoot and seminal root growth and seedling dry biomass; however, germination percentage was affected neither by extract concentration nor by plant parts used in the study. Extract concentrations up to 7.5 g/l had no effect on the studied parameters of wheat. Our result suggests that sugarcane’s allelopathy demonstrates healthy effects on wheat growth and that wheat could be cultivated in sequential rotation in field conditions.
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spelling doaj-art-69f74ac7001e4ae18fa28879ae3e76512025-08-20T02:04:45ZengUniversity of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)Acta Agriculturae Slovenica1854-19412017-09-01109234935610.14720/aas.2017.109.2.1819127In vitro allelopathic effect of aqueous extracts of sugarcane on germination parameters of wheatAbdul Majeed0Zahir MUHAMMAD1Manzoor HUSSAIN2Habib AHMAD3Higher Education Department, PakistanDepartment of Botany, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, PakistanDepartment of Botany, Hazara University Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, PakistanIslamia College University Peshawar, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, PakistanAllelopathy – interactions among plants for resources along with competition – is a composite phenomenon which has spacious potentials of application in agriculture. Understanding of interactions among plants, particularly cultivated crops, may be helpful in modifying crop cultivation pattern with consequent yields increments. In this study, we investigated the allelopathic effects of aqueous extracts of root, stem peels and leaves of sugarcane (Saccharum officinale L.) cultivar 51 at concentrations 0, 2.5, 5.0, 7.5 and 10.0 g/l on germination indices and seedling biomass of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivar Pirsabak-2005. Results demonstrated that higher concentration (10.0 g/l) of extracts of root, stem peels and leaves significantly decreased mean germination time (MGT) but increased shoot and seminal root growth and seedling dry biomass; however, germination percentage was affected neither by extract concentration nor by plant parts used in the study. Extract concentrations up to 7.5 g/l had no effect on the studied parameters of wheat. Our result suggests that sugarcane’s allelopathy demonstrates healthy effects on wheat growth and that wheat could be cultivated in sequential rotation in field conditions.https://journals.uni-lj.si/aas/article/view/12735allelopathysugar canecommon wheatgermination parametersbiomasscrop rotation
spellingShingle Abdul Majeed
Zahir MUHAMMAD
Manzoor HUSSAIN
Habib AHMAD
In vitro allelopathic effect of aqueous extracts of sugarcane on germination parameters of wheat
Acta Agriculturae Slovenica
allelopathy
sugar cane
common wheat
germination parameters
biomass
crop rotation
title In vitro allelopathic effect of aqueous extracts of sugarcane on germination parameters of wheat
title_full In vitro allelopathic effect of aqueous extracts of sugarcane on germination parameters of wheat
title_fullStr In vitro allelopathic effect of aqueous extracts of sugarcane on germination parameters of wheat
title_full_unstemmed In vitro allelopathic effect of aqueous extracts of sugarcane on germination parameters of wheat
title_short In vitro allelopathic effect of aqueous extracts of sugarcane on germination parameters of wheat
title_sort in vitro allelopathic effect of aqueous extracts of sugarcane on germination parameters of wheat
topic allelopathy
sugar cane
common wheat
germination parameters
biomass
crop rotation
url https://journals.uni-lj.si/aas/article/view/12735
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