Research Article

Allelopathic Effects of Lantana camara L. Leaf Aqueous Extracts on Germination and Seedling Growth of Capsicum annuum L. and Daucus carota L.

Table 1

Allelopathic effect of L. camara leaf extract on germination of D. carota and C. annuumā€‹ seeds.

SourceAllelopathic extract (mg/L)GR (%)GIR (%)Germination speed (U/day)MGT (days)GI (%)

D. carota0100.00a0.00c2.40a2.57c16.89a
1063.33b36.67b1.29b3.52b1.30b
1560.00c40.00b0.80c3.74a1.02b
2040.00d60.00a0.54c3.83a0.48b

C. annuum083.33a16.67d8.33a0.12b0.61a
1056.67b43.33c5.67b0.18b0.28b
1543.33c56.67b4.33c0.23b0.19c
2030.00d70.00a3.00d0.36a0.15c

GR, germination rate; GIR, germination inhibition rate; MGT, the mean germination time; GI, germination index.