In vitro Allelopathic interference of aqueous extracts of Cardiospermum halicacabum L. root on seed germination and seedling growth of wheat crop.
Devilal N. Watakhere1 and Prashant S. Jakhi2
1,2PGTD of Botany, IOS,Nagpur,440001 Email: rb23.watakheredevilal@iscnagpur.ac.in
ABSTRACT
The current investigation into the allopathic effects of ballon vine (Cardiospermum halicacabum L.) on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) was carried out in a laboratory. The most significant cereal is wheat, which is also a food. Although wheat can be grown in many different types of soils and varied temperatures, it does best in tropical areas with 25-80 cm of rainfall annually. Cardiospermum halicacabum L. is a weed that is growing quickly and is a major allelochemical competitor in wheat. One of the main factors reducing crop productivity is weeds. Five concentrations with varying ratios were acquired in order to show the germination of seeds from two wheat varieties that are grown nearby, Sharabati and Lokwan. To evaluate Cardiospermum halicacabum L.’s allelopathic potential in Triticum aestivum L. seed germination, a bioassay using a petridish was conducted. The treatment involved the use of water-based weed root extracts. It was found that the Cardiospermum helicacabum L. had a different inhibitory effect on the wheat varieties Lokwan and Sharbati.