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Acta Prataculturae Sinica ›› 2021, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (10): 83-91.DOI: 10.11686/cyxb2020387

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Allelopathic effects of Stellera chamaejasme on seed germination and growth of three crops

Yu-lian GAO1(), Jing CHANG1, Yi-hui WANG1, Feng LI1, Hai-ping LI1(), Chong-yong MA2   

  1. 1.College of Horticulture and Plant Protection,Inner Mongolia Agricultural University,Hohhot 010019,China
    2.Inner Mongolia Grassland Station,Hohhot 010020,China
  • Received:2020-08-11 Revised:2020-09-27 Online:2021-09-16 Published:2021-09-16
  • Contact: Hai-ping LI

Abstract:

Stellera chamaejasme is one of the main poisonous weeds in the grassland of Northern China, and has a great impact on grassland ecology. The effects of a range of concentrations of ethanol extract from S. chamaejasme root (SCR) on seed germination, seedling growth and physiological and biochemical characteristics of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor), wheat (Triticum aestivum) and oats (Avena sativa) were studied, in order to provide scientific data to aid in the future development and utilizationof botanical herbicides.SCR did not affect the germination rate of sorghum seed, compared to controls, at any of the concentrations tested. However, in wheat and oats SCR application at different rates induced a “low promotion and high inhibition” germination rate response. SCR also induced a “low promotion and high inhibition” response in root and stem lengths of sorghum and oat seedlings, but it had inhibitory effect root and stem length of wheat seedlings which was stronger at higher concentration of the extract. SCR increased the MDA content of oat and sorghum seedlings, the MDA content of wheat was significantly higher than that of control at 5 mg·mL-1. The peroxidase activity in seedlings of all three tested crops was higher than that of the controls at some tested concentrations. There was no significant difference in SOD activity of sorghum seedlings treated with SCR, but SOD activity of wheat seedlings was significantly higher than that of controls at high SCR concentration, and SOD activity of oat seedlings with 0.01 mg·mL-1 SCR treatment was significantly higher from that of controls. The activity of catalase in the seedlings of all three crops was lower than that of the controls at some SCR concentrations. Overall, the inhibition of S. chamaejasme root ethanol extract on wheat was the strongest, followed by oats and sorghum.

Key words: Stellera chamaejasme, allelopathy, seed germination, seedling growth, crops