| Title: | [Allelopathic effects of Artemisia frigida on three Poaceae plants seed germination and seedling growth] |
| Author(s): | Li XF; Wang J; Xu WB; Wang K; |
| Address: | "Department of Grassland Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China. xfli0922@163.com" |
| Journal Title: | Ying Yong Sheng Tai Xue Bao |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1001-9332 (Print) 1001-9332 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Aqueous extracts of Artemisia frigida leaf and stem and soils beneath A. frigida were used to test their allelopathic effects on the seed germination and seedling growth of three Poaceae plants (Leymus chinensis, Stipa krylovii, and Cleistogenes squarrosa) on Leymus chinensis grassland. The aqueous extracts of A. frigida leaf and stem decreased the seed germination index of test plants and prolonged their seed germination time, and inhibited the shoot growth of the three plants and the root growth of S. krylovii. The aqueous extracts at concentration > or = 0.075 g x ml(-1) presented a strong inhibition on the root growth of L. chinensis, while those at concentration < or = 0.05 g x ml(-1) had less effects. For the root growth of C. squarrosa, the aqueous extracts showed a 'low-promotion and high-inhibition effect'. Under the effects of A. frigida soil, the seedling growth of test plants was inhibited. The sensitivity of test plants to the allelopathic effects of A. frigida was in the order of S. krylovii > L. chinense > C. squarrosa, with a higher sensitivity of root growth than shoot growth" |
| Keywords: | "Artemisia/chemistry/*metabolism Depression, Chemical Germination/*drug effects Pheromones/biosynthesis/*pharmacology Plant Extracts/pharmacology Poaceae/*drug effects/growth & development Seedlings/*drug effects/growth & development Seeds/drug effects;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineLi, Xue-feng Wang, Jian Xu, Wen-bo Wang, Kun chi English Abstract Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't China 2010/10/01 Ying Yong Sheng Tai Xue Bao. 2010 Jul; 21(7):1702-8" |
