Brief report) Allelopathic Effect of the Iranian Walnut Extract on Germination and Initial Growth of Purslane (Portulaca oleracea) and Redroot Pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus)

پژوهش های حفاظت گیاهان ایران

Article 17, Volume 27, Issue 2 - Serial Number 23, June 2013, Pages 263-265   

Document Type: Research Article

DOI: 10.22067/jpp.v27i2.24581

Authors

H. Omidi^* ; E. Shakeri; M. Hoseinpour; V. Rafiee

Abstract

To study allelopathic effects of iranian walnut (Juglans regia L.) on germination and initial growth of purslane (Portulaca oleracea) and redroot pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus) an experiment was conducted in shahed university. The result showed that fresh leaf had negatively effected on Radicle Length. Also, with increasing extract concentrations of persian walnut, the seed germination and seedling growth of the two species was reduced significantly.

Keywords

Inhibitory effects; Walnut; Seed; Fresh residues; Extract concentrations