Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 20 ISSUE 2
Written by Dorina BONEA
Aromatic plants are intensely explored for their potential use as allelopatically active crops. The current series of laboratory experiments was conducted to assess the allelopathic potential of basil on maize. The effect of plants was evaluated through: seed cogermination in Petri dishes, effect of aqueous extracts from fresh and dry plant biomass in three concentrations (5; 10 and 20%) in Petri dishes, and effect of dry plant residues in rates of 10; 20 and 30 g/kg of soil in the pots. The cogermination of basil seeds had non- significant effect on germination and seedlings length of maize. The aqueous extracts of basil had various effects, in higher concentration (20%) significantly reduced, while lower concentrations extracts (5 and 10%) showed stimulatory effect on maize root and shoot length. The effect of incorporation of basil residues was stimulatory effect for root length of maize.
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