Allelopathic effects of tree species on germination and seedling growth of traditional agricultural crops of Garhwal Himalayas Vasishth Amol, Kokliyal Narendra, Joshi Reena*, Dhanai C.S. College of Forestry, V.C.S.G. Uttarakhand University of Horticulture and Forestry, Ranichauri, Tehri Garhwal-249 199, Uttarakhand. *Corresponding author's E-mail: joshireena14@gmail.com
Online published on 27 May, 2021. Abstract The present study was aimed to determine the allelopathic effect of aqueous extracts (control, 2%, 4% and 6%) of leaf and bark of important agroforestry tree species, namely Zanthoxylum armatum, Ougeinia oojeinensis and Boehmeria rugulosa on germination and seedling growth characteristics of traditional agricultural crops, namely Eleusine coracana, Echinochloa frumentacea, Vigna umbellata and Vigna angularis. The aqueous extracts of leaf and bark of selected tree species exhibited maximum germination at 2% concentration, whereas minimum was recorded at 6% concentration. The inhibition effect of B. rugulosa was found to be maximum, followed by O. oojeinensis and Z. armatum. Top Keywords Agroforestry trees, Allelopathy, Aqueous extract, Bark extract, Germination and leaf extract. Top |