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Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Biosciences (IJPAB)
Year : 2020, Volume : 8, Issue : 5
First page : (553) Last page : (560)
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.8627

Allelopathic Activity of Three Weed Species against Morphological and Physiological Traits of Parthenium hysterophorus and Trianthema partulacastrum

Ahsan Aziz^1*, Muhammad Ashraf², Muhammad Ather Nadeem¹, Allah Wasaya³, Muhammad Ali Bhatti⁴, Naeem Akhtar⁵, Muhammad Asif¹, Muhammad Adnan¹, Akash Munawar¹ and Zeeshan Ali^6
1Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha 40100, Pakistan
²Department of Soil Science, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60000, Pakistan
³Department of Agronomy, BZU Bahadur Campus Layyah, Layyah Pakistan
⁴Intellectual Property (IP) Australia, PO Box 200 Woden ACT 2606, Australia
⁵Department of Plant Breeding & Genetics, College of Agriculture, University of Sargodha, Pakistan
⁶Institute of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Sargodha, Pakistan
*Corresponding Author E-mail: ahsan.aziz@uos.edu.pk
Received: 15.07.2020 | Revised: 17.10.2020 | Accepted: 24.10.2020 

 ABSTRACT

Weed management is extremely important for sustainable crop production in all cropping systems. The use of weedicides is one of the best approach to keep the weeds under check but the repeated use of few selective herbicides is giving rise to problem of herbicide resistant weeds and environmental pollution. Therefore, it is imperative to identify plant species having herbicidal potential so that their bio-extracts may be used as more safe and effective novel weed management means. The present study was conducted to explore the allelopathic impact of Adiantum capillus-veneris, Parthenium hysterophorus and Sisymbrium orientale on seedling growth of Parthenium hysterophorus and Trianthema partulacastrum. A completely randomized design was used for the experiment with four replications. Results indicated that lowest values of fresh weight (0.208 mg) and shoot length (3.83 cm) of Parthenium hysterophorus seedling was observed when extract of Sisymbrium orientale was applied. Moreover, lowest values of fresh weight (0.1255 mg) and dry weight (0.0084 mg) of Trianthema partulacastrum seedlings was observed when Sisymbrium orientale extract was applied. However, maximum leaf area and electrolyte leakage of Parthenium hysterophorus and Trianthema partulacastrum seedlings was observed when Parthenium hysterophorus extract was applied. It is concluded that S. orientale extract have comparatively more active substances with ability to suppress germination and growth of weeds which could be exploited as prospective source of bio-herbicides.

Keywords: Weed Management, Sustainable Crop Production, Parthenium hysterophorus, Trianthema partulacastrum, Plant Species and Herbicidal Potential.

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Cite this article: Aziz, A., Ashraf, M., Nadeem, M. A., Wasaya, A., Bhatti, M.A., Akhtar, N., Asif, M., Adnan, M., Munawar, A., & Ali, Z. (2020). Allelopathic Activity of Three Weed Species Against Morphological and Physiological Traits of Parthenium hysterophorus and Trianthema partulacastrum, Ind. J. Pure App. Biosci. 8(5), 553-560. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.8627