Allelopathic Potential of Legume Debris and Aqueous Extracts
- 1 January 1989
- journal article
- weed biology-and-ecology
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Weed Science
- Vol. 37 (5), 674-679
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0043174500072623
Abstract
Cotton and pitted morningglory emergence and dry weight decreased approximately 60 to 80% when these plants were grown under greenhouse conditions in the presence of increasing amounts (0.8 to 6.7 mg debris/g soil) of field-grown crimson clover or hairy vetch debris incorporated into the soil medium. Conversely, corn dry weight increased 20 to 75% when legume debris was placed on the soil surface; incorporated debris had very little effect on corn emergence or dry weight. Germination and seedling growth of corn, Italian ryegrass, cotton, pitted morningglory, and wild mustard decreased progressively, with species-dependent variation, when exposed to increasing concentrations (8.3 to 33.3 g debris/L) of aqueous crimson clover and hairy vetch extract. Mustard and ryegrass germination and growth were almost completely inhibited by full-strength extracts of both legumes. Bioassay species exhibited greater phytotoxic responses to hairy vetch than to crimson clover in the debris and extract studies. Emergence and growth of corn and cotton were not affected when planted into soil samples, containing root biomass and possible leaf and root exudates, collected from beneath field-grown hairy vetch and crimson clover plants. However, morningglory dry weight increased 35% in the presence of either legume root debris and accompanying soil.Keywords
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