BIOINFOLET - A Quarterly Journal of Life Sciences
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  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue: 1b

Allelopathic effect of Acalypha indica L. on seed germination and seedling growth of rice and maize

  • Author:
  • Santanu Gupta, Abhijit Bandyopadhyay
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • Page Number: 322 to 324

Department of Botany, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan- 713104

Online published on 28 February, 2013.

Abstract

Aqueous leaf extract of Acalypha indica L. exhibited substantial allelopathic effect on local rice and maize varieties. The inhibitory effect of leaf extract measured by Germination Percentage, Vigour Index and Speed of Germination Index revealed severe effect on maize while moderate on rice seeds.

Keywords

Allelopathy, Allelochemicals, Zea mays, Vigour index (V.I), Speed of germnation (SGI)