ISSN : 0975-5276
EISSN : 0975-9174
V. VASUKI1*, R. JAGANNATHAN2
1Institute of Agriculture, Agricultural Engineering and Research Institute, Tiruchirapalli, 621 712, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, 601 003, India
2Retired Professor, Department of Agronomy, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, 601 003, Tamil Nadu, India
* Corresponding Author : vasukimanii@gmail.com
Received : 30-11-2020 Accepted : 16-12-2020 Published : 30-12-2020
Volume : 12 Issue : 12 Pages : 1929 - 1931
Int J Microbiol Res 12.12 (2020):1929-1931
Keywords : Allelopathic effect, Leachate, DAS-Days of Soaking, Concentrations, Green herbicide, Abutilon indicum
Academic Editor : Takemi Otsuki
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Department of Agronomy, Agricultural College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, 601 003, Tamil Nadu, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed
Laboratory experiments were carried out to evaluate the allelopathic effect of Abutilon indicum leachates on crop and weed seeds germination and crop seedling establishment. The experiment was conducted with an objective of finding farmer’s friendly method of preparation of “green herbicides” comprising of weed leachates and to identify the potential leachate to naturally control weed seed germination without affecting crop germination and growth. The experimental results revealed that 30 % concentrated leachate produced more inhibitory effect than 20 % and 10 %. The 10 % leachate was less allelopathic. Among, varied duration of soaking lower the soaking duration (one DAS) higher was allelopathic effect, whereas the highest soaking duration (11 DAS) showed less allelopathic effect and was nearly equivalent to control
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