Allelopathic influence of aqueous extracts from the leaves of Morus alba L. on seed germination and seedling growth of Cucumis sativus L. and Sinapsis alba L.

  • Katarzyna Możdżeń Institute of Biology, Division of Plant Physiology, Pedagogical University, Podchorążych 2, 30-084 Kraków, Poland
  • Peter Repka Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Biology and Ecology, Matej Bel University, Tajovského 40, 974 01 Banská Bystrica, Slovakia
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.161010

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to elucidate impact of the aqueous extracts from leaves of Morus alba L. on germination, growth and photosynthetic activity of Cucumis sativus L. and Sinapis alba L. Plants were grown for 21 days at the temperature 25°C (day) and 18°C (night), within 12/12 hours photoperiod, light intensity 150 µmol·m-2·s-1 and relative humidity 60-70% (day/night). Our experiments proved that allelopathic compounds in aqueous extracts of the leaves M. alba at high concentrations, reduce power and energy of germination. Biometric analysis of seedlings and adult plants grown showed that allelopathic substances have stimulating or inhibiting function depending on the stage of treatment. Moreover, they cause changes in chlorophyll contents and activity of photosystem II (PS II).

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Fig. 3. Imaging of chlorophyll a fluorescence in leaves of studied plants based on the parameters F0, Fm, Fv/Fm treated by aqueous extracts from the leaves of Morus alba in the phase of germination for Cucumis sativus.
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2014-04-01
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MOŻDŻEŃ, Katarzyna; REPKA, Peter. Allelopathic influence of aqueous extracts from the leaves of Morus alba L. on seed germination and seedling growth of Cucumis sativus L. and Sinapsis alba L.. Modern Phytomorphology, [S.l.], v. 5, p. 93-99, apr. 2014. ISSN 2227-9555. Available at: <http://ojs.phytomorphology.org/index.php/MP/article/view/199>. Date accessed: 11 apr. 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.161010.
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