Allelopathic effects of Dioscorea hispida Dennst. (Dioscoreaceae) tuber from Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia

Nornasuha, Yusoff and Zanariah, Mat Isa and Nashriyah, Mat and Wan Izyani Adilah, Wan Mohamad (2012) Allelopathic effects of Dioscorea hispida Dennst. (Dioscoreaceae) tuber from Terengganu, Peninsular Malaysia. Journal of agricultural technology. pp. 1855-1865. ISSN 1686-9141

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Abstract

The allelopathic effects of water extract and methanol crude extract from Dioscorea hispida Dennst. (Ubi gadung) tuber was tested on the seeds of selected crops in petri dishes. Experiments were conducted to determine the effects of water extract and methanol crude extract on the germination, radicle length and fresh weight of bioassay test species; namely maize (Zea mays), mustard (Brassica sp.), cucumber (Cucumis sp.), spinach (Amaranthus sp.) and radish (Raphanus sp.). The results showed that the water extracts gave significant effects on germination rate and radicle length of these bioassay species. The water extract strongly inhibited the germination and radicle length of mustard (Brassica sp.) at 12.5 g/L and 50.0 g/L concentrations. Besides, the concentration of water extract at 25.0 g/L inhibited the germination and radicle length of Cucumis sp. However, the concentration at 12.5 g/L stimulated the germination and radicle length of maize (Zea mays). These results also showed that the methanol crude extracts gave significant effects on radicle length of bioassay species. It significantly inhibited the radicle length of all bioassay species; mustard (Brassica sp.), cucumber (Cucumis sp.), spinach (Amaranthus sp.) and radish (Raphanus sp.) at all concentrations.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Dioscorea hispida, water extract, methanol extract, bioassay species, inhibition, stimulation
Subjects: T Technology > T Technology (General)
Divisions: Faculty of Bio-resources & Food Industry
Depositing User: Mrs Norhidayah Razak
Date Deposited: 12 Jan 2021 07:25
Last Modified: 21 Aug 2021 08:38
URI: http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/id/eprint/2456

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