Allelopathic Activity of the Hydrolate and Water Decoction of Brachiaria humidicola (Rendle) Plant Parts on the Germination of Four Tropical Leguminous Species

Table 1

Dormancy-breaking methods, incubation temperatures, and duration of photoperiod for allelopathic bioassays of lettuce (L. sativa) and four tropical legume species.

Species	Dormancy-breaking method^(1)	Incubation temperature^(2) (°C)	Photoperiod duration^(3) (h)
Lactuca sativa	—	20	16
Macrotyloma axillare	Cuticule remotion	25	8
Calopogonio mucunoides	—	25	0
Stylosanthes spp.	Water 80°C	35	0
Desmodium ovalifolium	Escarification	25	8

^{(1), (2), (3)} According to Brasil [26].