Allelopathic Potential of Crop Water Extracts of Gossypium hirsutum on Germination and Growth of Wheat (Triticum aestivm L.)
Muhammad Afzal Naeem1*, Muhammad Hassaan Khan2, Tahmina Nazish3, Uzma Bashir4 and Midrarullah5
1Botany Department, Government Graduate College Samanabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan; 2Department of Bioinformatics and Biotechnology, Government College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan; 3Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Punjab, Pakistan; 4Institute of Agricultural Sciences (IAGS), University of the Punjab, Quaid-E-Azam Campus, Lahore, Pakistan; 5Department of Biotechnology, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Sheringal, Dir Upper, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
*Correspondence | Muhammad Afzal Naeem, Botany Department, Government Graduate College Samanabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan; Email:
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Figure 1:
Comparison of various concentrations of aqueous extracts prepared from roots, stems and leaves of G. hirsutum on the seedlings of T. aestivum. (a) germination percentage, (b) germination energy, (c) germination rate index, (d) mean germination time, (e) seed vigor index, (f) coefficient of velocity of germination, (g) average accumulative root growth. *P < 0.05, t-test suggesting that the given variable (root/stem/leaf) in the test treatment is significantly different compared to the rest of the variables, **P < 0.05, Dunnett’s test relative to control treatment (i.e. Control).