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  Pak. J. Bot., 43(1): 341-350, 2011.

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  Updated: 26-02-11

 

 

ALLELOPATHIC EFFECTS OF RAIN LEACHATES AND ROOT EXUDATES OF CENCHRUS CILIARIS L. AND BOTHRIOCHLOA PERTUSA (L.) A. CAMUS

 

FARRUKH HUSSAIN1, IHSAN ILAHI, SAEED AHMAD MALIK2, ALTAF AHMAD DASTI2 AND BASHIR AHMAD3

 

Abstract: Studies on the allelopathy of Cenchrus ciliaris L., and Bothriochloa pertusa (L.) A. Camus showed that simulated and natural rain leachates from shoots and root exudates were inhibitory to various test species. The rain leachates and root exudates had differential toxicity against the Brassica campestris, Lactuca sativa, Setaria italica and Pennisetum americanum in various bioassays. Low concentration of inhibitors were either non inhibitory or were stimulatory to the germination and/or growth of tested species. Chromatography revealed the presence of chlorogenic, ferulic, caffeic, p-OH-benzoic, p-coumaric, vanillic, syringic and gentisic acids in natural rain leachates, all being proven allelopathic agents. It is concluded that the phytotoxicity was depending upon the concentration of rain leachates and root exudates, test species involved, and physiological parameters measured. Germination appeared to be a poor indicator of phytotoxicity than radicle growth.

 


1Department of Botany, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan

1(Now Centre of Plant Biodiversity, University of Peshawar, Pakistan)

2Institute of Pure and Applied Biology, B. Z. University, Multan

3Centre of Biotechnology & Microbiology, University of Peshawar


   
   

 

   
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