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

2017 ◽  
Vol 109 (2) ◽  
pp. 349 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul Majeed ◽  
Zahir MUHAMMAD ◽  
Manzoor HUSSAIN ◽  
Habib AHMAD
Keyword(s):  
Germination Percentage ◽  
Allelopathic Effect ◽  
Aqueous Extracts ◽  
Wheat Growth ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Seedling Biomass ◽  
Mean Germination Time ◽  
Germination Indices ◽  
Germination Parameters

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 (<em>Saccharum officinale</em> L.) cultivar <em>51</em> at concentrations 0, 2.5, 5.0, 7.5 and 10.0 g/l on germination indices and seedling biomass of wheat (<em>Triticum aestivum </em>L.) cultivar <em>Pirsabak-2005</em>. 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.

Effect of Dicamba on RNA and Protein

Weed Science ◽  
1971 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 301-305 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. E. Arnold ◽  
John D. Nalewaja
Keyword(s):  
Callus Tissue ◽  
Growth Stages ◽  
Wheat Growth ◽  
Wild Buckwheat ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Temperature And Precipitation ◽  
Boot Stage ◽  
Polygonum Convolvulus ◽  
Anisic Acid

The effect of 3,6-dichloro-o-anisic acid (dicamba) was studied on wild buckwheat (Polygonum convolvulusL.) and wheat (Triticum aestivumL.) at two growth stages. Wild buckwheat, treated when 5 to 8 cm tall, was very susceptible to dicamba which caused rapid dehydration of the leaves and growth of callus tissue at stem internodes. Wild buckwheat, treated when flowering, increased in growth 2 days after treatment and then decreased after 4 days. Wheat growth tended to increase in all plant parts after treatment with dicamba at both the 2 to 3-leaf and the boot stages. Dicamba increased the RNA and protein content in wild buckwheat at both growth stages and in wheat at the boot stage. Dicamba affected the transition temperature and precipitation of reconstituted nucleohistone but not the uncombined nucleic acid or histonein vitro, indicating that a DNA-histone-dicamba complex had occurred. The binding of dicamba to protein varied with different proteins and reduced the UV absorbance of the bound proteins.

scholarly journals IN-VITRO SCREENING OF DIFFERENT TOMATO GENOTYPES AGAINST PEG INDUCED WATER STRESS

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Muhammad Saqib Naveed ◽  
Ayesha Manzoor ◽  
Ahsan Javed ◽  
Muhammad Azeem Tariq
Keyword(s):  
Water Stress ◽  
Growth Parameters ◽  
Germination Percentage ◽  
Shoot Length ◽  
Growth Stages ◽  
Randomized Design ◽  
Seedling Biomass ◽  
Root And Shoot Length ◽  
Tomato Genotypes

Tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum L.) is one of the most economically important plants in the Solanaceae family. Water scarcity is one of the major climatic constraints which is affecting all crops including tomato in the world. Selection of water stress tolerant cultivars is an important strategy to overcome this problem. Therefore the present research was conducted to determine the effect PEG induced water stress on germination percentage and early growth stages of tomato seedlings. Fifteen different tomato genotypes were screened under in-vitro conditions using two different concentrations of PEG (2% and 4%). The experiment was arranged in a completely randomized design (CRD) with three replications. Parameters like germination percentage (%), root length (cm), shoot length (cm) and seedling biomass (g) were recorded during the experiment. Results indicated that PEG induced water stress significantly reduced germination percentage (%) and other growth parameters in drought susceptible tomato genotypes (RUS-1, Rustam, R-2017, Pakit, 17904, Kashmiri, Kiara, Avinash, and K.K.2). Whereas in other genotypes “R. Wonder, Naqeeb, Rio grande, T-4, Patfeeder and Nagina” all parameters increase with an increase in PEG concentration. However among these genotypes, “Patfeeder” exhibited highest germination percentage (100 %) with maximum root and shoot length and seedling biomass at highest PEG concentration 4%. Based on experimental results, “Patfeeder” was considered a drought tolerant genotype due to its better performance in different levels of water stress.

Inhibitory Effect of Aqueous Extracts of Tree-legumes on Germination and Seedling Growth of Food Legume, Green Gram (Vigna radiata L.)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anbarasu Mariyappillai ◽  
Swaminathan Chitraputhira Pillai
Keyword(s):  
Root Length ◽  
Vigna Radiata ◽  
Shoot Length ◽  
Green Gram ◽  
Allelopathic Effect ◽  
Aqueous Extracts ◽  
Seedling Vigour ◽  
Delonix Regia ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Vigour Index

Background: Green gram (Vigna radiata), the third most important pulse crop, is grown in tank-fed, command areas after the harvest of paddy. In such areas, legume trees like Delonix regia and Peltophorum pterocarpum are commonly found and tree parts often fell in watercourses and were flown to crop fields along with irrigation water. Hence, it is necessary to study whether any allelopathic effect is present in these parts of trees which may affect the growth and development of green gram grown in farmland crops. Methods: Collected different tree parts viz., bark, leaf and fresh flower, a matured pod of Delonix regia and Peltophorum pterocarpum, cleaned and soaked distilled water at weight/volume ratio of 1:10 for 24 hrs. Aqueous extracts were filtered and tested for inhibition of green gram. Pot culture experiments were conducted with 10 treatments and four replications. Germination (%), shoot length (cm), root length (cm), fresh weight (mg), dry weight (mg), seedling vigour index-I and vigour index-II in green gram were recorded and the magnitude of inhibition versus simulation in bioassay was compared through response index.Result: Among the plant parts, Delonix regia flower and Peltophorum pterocarpum matured pods suppressed germination (45.00 and 60.00%), shoot length (13.87 and 13.39 cm), root length (4.27 and 10.49 cm), seedling vigour index-I (624.15 and 803.40) and seedling vigour index-II (960.75 and 948.00) respectively in green gram. This might due to presence of inhibitory chemicals in flowers of Delonix regia and matured pods of Peltophorum pterocarpum compared to other plant parts of trees.

scholarly journals SYNCHRONIZING THE in vitro GERMINATION OF Psidium guineense Sw. SEEDS BY MEANS OF OSMOTIC PRIMING

2016 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 649-660 ◽  
Author(s):  
Márcia Adriana Carvalho dos Santos ◽  
Mailson Monteiro do Rego ◽  
Manoel Abilio de Queiroz ◽  
Bárbara França Dantas ◽  
Wagner Campos Otoni
Keyword(s):  
Seed Germination ◽  
Potassium Nitrate ◽  
Germination Percentage ◽  
In Vitro Germination ◽  
Peg 6000 ◽  
Caatinga Biome ◽  
Germination Speed ◽  
Mean Germination Time ◽  
Positive Effect

ABSTRACT The Brazilian guava (Psidium guineense Swartz) is seed-propagated and, being native to the Caatinga biome, may frequently have uneven germination.Thus, we aimed to evaluate the synchronization of the in vitro seed germination of three accessions of the Brazilian guava, using water, polyethyleneglycol (PEG 6000), and potassium nitrate (KNO3) at different potentials and times of osmotic priming. Seeds from three accessions of the Brazilian guava (Y85, Y93,and Y97) from the UNEB/BA Germplasm Active Bank were subjected to the following pretreatments: -0.6, -1.0, -1.4, and -1,8 MPa PEG 6000; 10 and 20% KNO3 for 24h; 10 and 20% KNO3 for 48h; water for 24 and 48h; and non-primed seeds as the control. The experimental design was therefore a 10x3+1 factorial scheme. We assessed the germination percentage (G), mean germination time (MGT), germination speed (GS), and germination speed index (GSI). Data was subjected to analysis of variance followed by a means test (Duncan at 5% probability) and regression. There was interaction between the priming treatments and accessions for all evaluated features, except G. PEG 6000 decreased the MGT (from 6 to 8 days) and increased GS and GSI of seeds from all three accessions at potentials -1.0 to -1.5 MPa.Water-priming had a positive effect on MGT, GS, and GSI of accession Y85 seeds. KNO3 negatively affected germination of seeds from all three accessions. Thereby, we could synchronize seed germination of accessions Y85 and Y97 with PEG 6000.

scholarly journals Allelopathic effect of aqueous extracts from agro-industrial residues of pecan nut [Carya illinoinensis (Wangenh) C. Koch] and pinhão (Araucaria angustifolia)

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 495-507 ◽  
Author(s):  
Voltaire SANT'ANNA ◽  
Maico Ismael KLEIN ◽  
Elaine BIONDO ◽  
Eliane Maria KOLCHINSKI
Keyword(s):  
Seed Germination ◽  
Seed Coat ◽  
Plant Root ◽  
In Vitro Tests ◽  
Allelopathic Effect ◽  
Lettuce Seed ◽  
Aqueous Extracts ◽  
Industrial Residues ◽  
Pecan Nutshell

Pinhão seed coat and pecan nutshell are residues widely produced in households and industries, which present great potential to be used as source of natural preservatives in the food chain. The objective of the present study is to evaluate the effectiveness of pinhão seed coat and pecan nutshell aqueous extracts in inhibiting seed germination. Extracts were obtained in concentration of 10g/L, 5g/L and 2.5g/L and tested against lettuce seed germination in vitro tests. The results show that both aqueous extract presented the significant (p<0.05) ability to inhibit seeds germination as well as the germination seed index, in relation to control experiments, when used in concentrations of up to 5g/L. Extracts did not interfere significantly (p>0.05) the germinated plant root size. Thus, aqueous extracts of agro-industrial residues from pinhão seed coat and pecan nutshell presents alellopathic activity, showing up as interesting alternative to be used as natural herbicide, also representing a way of solid waste management by industries and small farmers.

scholarly journals Allelopathic Influence of Sorghum Aqueous Extracts and Sorghum Powder on Germination Indices and Seedling Vigor of Hybrid Corn and Jungle Rice

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. YAR ◽  
E.A. KHAN ◽  
I. HUSSAIN ◽  
B. RAZA ◽  
M.S. ABBAS ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Extract ◽  
Zea Mays L ◽  
Germination Percentage ◽  
Shoot Length ◽  
Aqueous Extracts ◽  
Seedling Vigor ◽  
Single Cross ◽  
Untreated Check ◽  
Germination Indices ◽  
Better Than

ABSTRACT: Allelopathy has become a paramount tool for controlling weeds in crop plants without deteriorating the environment. Allelopathic effects of sorghum aqueous extracts and sorghum powder on a single cross maize (Zea mays L.) hybrid “HC-8080” and a summer weed, jungle rice (Echinochloa colona L.) were assessed in the research laboratory of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, KPK, Pakistan. The treatments included: T1: control (untreated check), T2: sorghum aqueous extract at a rate of 5 mL kg-1 soil, T3: sorghum aqueous extract at a rate of 10 mL kg-1 soil, T4: sorghum aqueous extract at a rate of 15 mL kg-1 soil, T5: sorghum powder at a rate of 5 g kg-1 soil, T6: sorghum powder at a rate of 10 g kg-1 soil and T7: sorghum powder at a rate of 15 g kg-1 soil. The results unveiled that sorghum aqueous extract at a rate of 15 mL kg-1 soil was the most deleterious treatment which reduced the germination percentage (GP) in maize and E. colona by 23.57% and 47.03%, germination index (GI) by 22.30% and 42.14%, root length by 32.25% and 62.54% and shoot length by 23.22% and 62.76%, respectively over control. Similarly, 15 g kg-1 soil sorghum powder reduced the same parameters respectively by 18.85% and 41.09%, 15% and 33.53%, 9.3% and 54.69% and 15.88% and 45.34% in maize and E. colona, respectively and stood better than other powder treatments. Therefore it is concluded that sorghum extracts and powder can both be used to control weeds efficiently but their deleterious effect on the corresponding crop should also be an important consideration.

scholarly journals Seed Germination and Initial Growth of Pepper Seedlings is Influenced by Environment Temperature and Priming Method

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 540
Author(s):  
Glenda Sallaku ◽  
Gjok Vuksani ◽  
Astrit Balliu
Keyword(s):  
Polyethylene Glycol ◽  
Germination Percentage ◽  
Early Growth ◽  
Distilled Water ◽  
Initial Growth ◽  
Environment Temperature ◽  
Germination Speed ◽  
Mean Germination Time ◽  
Peg 8000 ◽  
Germination Parameters

The effects of different environment temperatures, priming treatments and priming durations on germination parameters and early growth of pepper seedlings were investigated. Seeds were hydro primed in distilled water, or osmo primed in two different water potentials (-0.15 and -0.5 MPa) of polyethylene glycol (PEG) 8000. Both, hydro primed and osmo primed seeds were subject of two different imbibitions periods, 48 and 72 hrs. In addition to primed seeds, an equal sample of non primed seeds was included in the experiment as a control variant. Following priming, the seeds were subjected to germination tests at two different environment temperatures, respectively 18 0C and 24 0C. In general, there was no significant effect of hydro priming on germination parameters or early growth of pepper seedlings. On the contrary, significantly higher germination percentage and germination speed and significantly shorter mean germination time than the non primed seeds were obtained due to seed osmo priming by PEG. Similarly, an enhanced seedling growth, especially under suboptimum temperature conditions was evidenced in PEG primed seedlings. Apart from germination speed, the increase of PEG concentration from -0.15 to -0.5 MPa had no effect to germination parameters of pepper seeds. The extent of the imbibitions period over 48 hrs did also have no benefits on germination parameters.

scholarly journals Germination of Primed Seed under NaCl Stress in Wheat

ISRN Botany ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael P. Fuller ◽  
Jalal H. Hamza ◽  
Hail Z. Rihan ◽  
Mohammad Al-Issawi
Keyword(s):  
Salt Stress ◽  
Germination Rate ◽  
Arable Land ◽  
Nacl Stress ◽  
Germination Percentage ◽  
Randomized Design ◽  
Nacl Concentration ◽  
Mean Germination Time ◽  
Coefficient Of Velocity ◽  
Germination Indices

Soil salinity affects a large and increasing amount of arable land worldwide, and genetic and agronomic solutions to increasing salt tolerance are urgently needed. Experiments were conducted to improve wheat seed performance under salinity stress conditions after priming. An experiment was conducted using a completely randomized design of four replications for germination indices in wheat (Triticum aestivum L. cv. Caxton). Normal and primed seed with PEG6000 at  MPa and five concentrations of NaCl (0, 50, 100, 150, and 200 mM) were tested. Results indicate that priming seed significantly () increased germination percentage at first count and final count, coefficient of velocity of germination, germination rate index, and mean germination time, while increasing of NaCl concentration significantly reduced it. Priming seed improved germination attributes at all NaCl concentration levels. The priming appeared to be able to overcome the effect of salt stress at 50 to 100 mM and reduce the effect of NaCl at higher concentrations up to 200 mM. The primed seed gave both faster germination and led to higher germination when under salt stress. We conclude that using priming techniques can effectively enhance the germination seed under saline condition.

scholarly journals THE ALLELOPATHICITY OF RED SPRANGLETOP (Leptochloa chinensis L.) AGAINST GERMINATION AND SEEDLING GROWTH OF RICE (Oryza sativa L.)

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-152
Author(s):  
Muhammad Sikander Hayyat ◽  
Muhammad Ehsan Safdar ◽  
Muhammad Mansoor Javaid
Keyword(s):  
Oryza Sativa ◽  
Seedling Growth ◽  
Oryza Sativa L ◽  
Germination Percentage ◽  
Germination Index ◽  
Plant Residues ◽  
Allelopathic Effect ◽  
Percentage Germination ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Seedling Length

Red sprangletop (Leptochloa chinensis L.) is a problematic weed of aerobic rice (Oryza sativa L.) that greatly reduces in yield. The laboratory studies were undertaken to confirm allelopathicity of its plant leachates and soil-decomposition plant residues towards emergence and seedling growth of rice. In first experiment, aqueous extracts from various plant parts of red sprangletop (stem, root, leaves, flower and entire plant) at their 5% (w/v) concentration were applied to germinating rice seeds. In second experiment, soil-decomposed red sprangletop plant residues of variable concentrations (2, 4 and 6% w/w) were used as germination media for rice. Among plant parts, red sprangletop leaves showed maximum allelopathic effect by fully inhibiting the germination of rice while its stem could be positioned at second situation as it caused 60, 73, 84.13 and 86 % reductions in germination percentage, germination index, seedling length and seedling dry biomass of rice as compared with control, respectively. This treatment also resulted in maximum delays in mean germination time (up to 4.80 days) and days taken to 50% germination (up to 4.40 days) of rice. The highest concentrated (6%) soil-decomposed plant residue of red sprangletop significantly diminished the germination percentage, germination index, seedling length and seedling vigor index that were 35.13, 23.26 and 41.61% lower than control. It very well may be presumed that liquid concentrates of leave and stem soil-decomposed plant residues of 6% concentration had different kind of allelochemicals that inhibited the germination, seedling growth and development of rice.

scholarly journals Evaluation of several methods for breaking dormancy of bitter vetch seeds (Vicia ervilia L.)

2015 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hossein Reza Rouhi ◽  
Ali Sepehri ◽  
Leila Sefidkhani ◽  
Fatemeh Karimi
Keyword(s):  
Germination Percentage ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
The Other ◽  
Cold Stratification ◽  
Distilled Water ◽  
Breaking Dormancy ◽  
Bitter Vetch ◽  
Physiological Dormancy ◽  
Mean Germination Time ◽  
Germination Parameters

Abstract This study analysed the effects of different treatments on breaking dormancy and germination of bitter vetch (Vicia ervilia L.) freshly harvested seeds for seeding immediately. Partial scarified seeds (30 seconds with sandpaper) were subjected to different treatments including: GA3 (250, 500 and 750 ppm), KNO3 (0.1, 0.2 and 0.3% w/v), cold stratification (2, 4 and 6 days), sulfuric acid (25, 50 and 75 seconds), hot water (90°C; for 2.5 and 5 minutes), hydropriming via seed soaking in distilled water (4 and 8 hours) and mechanical scarification. Among the mentioned treatments, cold stratification for 6 days had a best effect on germination related parameters final germination percentage, mean germination time and vigour indexthan the other periods. In contrast to scarification with acid and hot water, mechanical scarification improved germination parameters but this effect was lower than the cold stratification. The results suggest that bitter vetch seed has both physical and physiological dormancy.

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