The Inhibitory or Stimulatory Effects of Chickpea Cultivars Extracts on Germination and Growth of Sunflower and Maize

Pooya, E.S. and Tokasi, S. and Alebrahim, M.T. and Monfared, E.K. (2013) The Inhibitory or Stimulatory Effects of Chickpea Cultivars Extracts on Germination and Growth of Sunflower and Maize. International Journal of Agronomy and Plant Production , 4 (6). pp. 1148-1157.

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Abstract

Cultivating a system with crop rotation can be reduced soil sickness by releasing chemical materials from crops but the residues of preceding crops affect the performance of other crops through the releasing of allelochemicals. Thus, in this study, we investigated the allelopathic effects of straw aqueous extract of four chickpea cultivars on germination and seedling growth of maize and sunflower. Two experiments were conducted as the factorial experiments based on completely randomized design with 3 replications including four chickpea cultivar extracts (Karaj, Jam, Flip and ILc480) at five concentrations (0, 5, 10, 20 and 40%). Results indicated that, the degree of inhibition was depended largely on the tested extract concentrations. In addition to germination, seedling length and weight of two crop plants were reduced with increasing extract concentrations. Application of 40% concentration decreased seedling weight 52.97% in sunflower and up to 80% in maize compared to the control. The lowest and the highest inhibitory effect were observed in Jam and Ilc480 extracts, respectively. Results could be useful for planning a high benefit rotation system based on crop suppressive effects

Item Type: Article
Additional Information: We are grateful to Morteza Akramian for assistance during this research.
Uncontrolled Keywords: Germination, Inhibitory, Residues, Rotation, Straw.
Author Affiliation: Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
Subjects: Plant Production
Crop Improvement
Divisions: Chickpea
Depositing User: Mr T L Gautham
Date Deposited: 11 Jan 2014 08:14
Last Modified: 11 Jan 2014 08:14
URI: http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/12340

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