Effect of Acioa barteri, Cassia siamea, Flemingia macrophylla and Gmelina arborea leaves on germination and early development of maize and cassava

Experiments were conducted to investigate the potential allelopathic effects of Acioa barteri, Cassia siamea, Gmelina arborea and Flemingia macrophylla leaf material on the germination of maize and early growth of cassava cuttings. Incubation of maize seeds with freshly added G. arborea and C. siame...

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Autor principal: Hauser, S.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Elsevier 1993
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/98636
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description Experiments were conducted to investigate the potential allelopathic effects of Acioa barteri, Cassia siamea, Gmelina arborea and Flemingia macrophylla leaf material on the germination of maize and early growth of cassava cuttings. Incubation of maize seeds with freshly added G. arborea and C. siamea leaf material reduced germination by 35%. The effect was insignificant if leaf material was prone to microbial activity for 2 weeks before incubation of the seeds. Under non-sterile conditions, F. macrophylla and A. barteri leaf material reduced root number of maize seedlings significantly; root and shoot weight per seedling were reduced by 50%. Under sterile conditions G. arborea and C. siamea leaf material reduced germination and root number per seedling significantly at 7 days after inoculation (DAI). Root weight per germinated seed was significantly reduced at 7 DAI (P=0.25) and 13 DAI (P=0.05). F. macrophylla and A. barteri leaf material reduced root weight per germinated seedling at 13 DAI. Early development of cassava was retarded by amendments with A. barteri leaves. G. arborea leaf material retarded fungal growth. The potential benefits of this property are outweighed by the reduction of maize and cassava yields.
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spelling CGSpace986362025-01-24T14:19:57Z Effect of Acioa barteri, Cassia siamea, Flemingia macrophylla and Gmelina arborea leaves on germination and early development of maize and cassava Hauser, S. maize seeds cassava alley cropping Experiments were conducted to investigate the potential allelopathic effects of Acioa barteri, Cassia siamea, Gmelina arborea and Flemingia macrophylla leaf material on the germination of maize and early growth of cassava cuttings. Incubation of maize seeds with freshly added G. arborea and C. siamea leaf material reduced germination by 35%. The effect was insignificant if leaf material was prone to microbial activity for 2 weeks before incubation of the seeds. Under non-sterile conditions, F. macrophylla and A. barteri leaf material reduced root number of maize seedlings significantly; root and shoot weight per seedling were reduced by 50%. Under sterile conditions G. arborea and C. siamea leaf material reduced germination and root number per seedling significantly at 7 days after inoculation (DAI). Root weight per germinated seed was significantly reduced at 7 DAI (P=0.25) and 13 DAI (P=0.05). F. macrophylla and A. barteri leaf material reduced root weight per germinated seedling at 13 DAI. Early development of cassava was retarded by amendments with A. barteri leaves. G. arborea leaf material retarded fungal growth. The potential benefits of this property are outweighed by the reduction of maize and cassava yields. 1993-07 2018-12-19T07:00:53Z 2018-12-19T07:00:53Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/98636 en Limited Access Elsevier Hauser, S. (1993). Effect of Acioa barteri, Cassia siamea, Flemingia macrophylla and Gmelina arborea leaves on germination and early development of maize and cassava. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 45, 263-273.
spellingShingle maize
seeds
cassava
alley cropping
Hauser, S.
Effect of Acioa barteri, Cassia siamea, Flemingia macrophylla and Gmelina arborea leaves on germination and early development of maize and cassava
title Effect of Acioa barteri, Cassia siamea, Flemingia macrophylla and Gmelina arborea leaves on germination and early development of maize and cassava
title_full Effect of Acioa barteri, Cassia siamea, Flemingia macrophylla and Gmelina arborea leaves on germination and early development of maize and cassava
title_fullStr Effect of Acioa barteri, Cassia siamea, Flemingia macrophylla and Gmelina arborea leaves on germination and early development of maize and cassava
title_full_unstemmed Effect of Acioa barteri, Cassia siamea, Flemingia macrophylla and Gmelina arborea leaves on germination and early development of maize and cassava
title_short Effect of Acioa barteri, Cassia siamea, Flemingia macrophylla and Gmelina arborea leaves on germination and early development of maize and cassava
title_sort effect of acioa barteri cassia siamea flemingia macrophylla and gmelina arborea leaves on germination and early development of maize and cassava
topic maize
seeds
cassava
alley cropping
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/98636
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