A Study of the Allelopathic Effect of Euphorbia heterophylla L. on Germination and Growth of Seedlings of Wheat, Mustard and Cucumber

International Journal of Agriculture & Environmental Science

© 2020 by SSRG - IJAES Journal

Volume 7 Issue 1

Year of Publication : 2020

Authors : Waseem Fandah, Samir Tabbache, Dina Haddad

10.14445/23942568/IJAES-V7I1P103

How to Cite?

Waseem Fandah, Samir Tabbache, Dina Haddad, "A Study of the Allelopathic Effect of Euphorbia heterophylla L. on Germination and Growth of Seedlings of Wheat, Mustard and Cucumber," SSRG International Journal of Agriculture & Environmental Science, vol. 7,  no. 1, pp. 13-18, 2020. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942568/IJAES-V7I1P103

Abstract:

Laboratory experiments were conducted to study the effect of the aqueous extract of the vegetative parts of Euphorbia heterophylla L.
and at different concentrations of (5%, 10%, 15%, 20%) on Wheat (Triticum durum), Mustard (Sinapis arvensis) and Cucumber (cucumis sativus) germination and growth. The results showed that the effect was inhibitory the germination percentage in Wheat and Mustard, and the highest inhibition rate reached 44.44 % at the concentration of 20 % in Mustard, while the effect was stimulatory for
germination of Cucumber seeds at the concentration of 5% and had no effect at the other concentrations. On the other hand, the effect was inhibitory to the length of the peduncle on Wheat at all the concentrations, and on Mustard at the two concentrations of 15%, 20%, while the effect was stimulatory for the length of the peduncle at the two concentrations of 5%, 10% on Mustard, and in all the concentrations on Cucumber and the highest stimulation rate at the concentration 10% reached at 66.90 %. As for the rootlet, a stimulant effect was observed at the concentration of 5% on Wheat and Mustard and an inhibitory effect at the other concentrations, while the effect was inhibitory at all concentrations on Cucumber and the highest rate of inhibition on Wheat at concentration 20% reached 44.71 %. The inhibition is attributed to allelopathic antibiotic compounds found in the aqueous extract of Euphorbia heterophylla L., which adversely affects test plants.

Keywords:

Euphorbia heterophylla, Alellopathy, germination, growth.

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