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Acta Prataculturae Sinica ›› 2024, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (8): 199-208.DOI: 10.11686/cyxb2023359

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Allelopathic effects of different artificial economic forest litter extracts on Fabaceae and Poaceae species

Bang-yin HE1,2(), Jing-hong PEI1,2, Qi-rui YE1,2, Jia-jia HU1,2, Cai-xue ZHENG1,2, Jiang-wen LI1,2()   

  1. 1.College of Life Sciences,Yan’an University,Yan’an 716000,China
    2.Shaanxi Engineering and Technological Research Center for Conversation and Utilization of Regional Biological Resources,Yan’an 716000,China
  • Received:2023-09-25 Revised:2023-11-27 Online:2024-08-20 Published:2024-05-13
  • Contact: Jiang-wen LI

Abstract:

Ziziphus jujubaJuglans regia, and Malus pumila are dominant artificial economic forest tree species in northern Shaanxi, while they are usually planted as pure plantations. To explore the allelopathic effects of these artificial economic forests on the growth of forage species, Medicago sativa and Lolium perenne were used as receptors. These receptors were treated using Z. jujubaJ. regia and M. pumila leaf extracts with different concentrations to analyse their effects on seed germination and seedling growth of forage species. The results showed that:1) The germination rate and germination potential of M. sativa and L. perenne decreased significantly with the increase of the concentration of the leaching solution (P<0.05); 2) Higher concentrations of M. pumila and Z. jujuba leaf litter extract led to lower root activity and chlorophyll content of M. sativa and L. perenne. The chlorophyll content of L. perenne seedlings treated with J. regia leaf extract was significantly higher than that of the control group, and the root activity was significantly lower than that of the control group (P<0.05); 3) The biochemical indicators of two forage species indicated that the antioxidant capacity of L. perenne was significantly stronger than that of M. sativa. There were differences in the allelopathic responses of the seed germination and seedling growth of Fabaceae and Poaceae species to different tree species and different concentrations of leaf litter extracts. Overall, the allelopathic effects of artificial economic forest leaf litter extracts on M. sativa was stronger than those on L. perenne. This study aimed to provide a theoretical basis for the mixed planting of economic tree sand forage species in northern Shaanxi, and the combination of Fabaceae and Poaceae forage species and economic forests should be fully considered during the planting process.

Key words: allelopathy, leaf litter, seed germination, seedling growth, antioxidant indicators