Effects of Allelochemical of Jatropha curcas L. Leachate on Germination and Shooting of Four (4) Pepper (Capsicum) Species in Keffi Nasarawa State, Nigeria
| dc.contributor.author | Chukwudi, Christopher Ubazi | |
| dc.contributor.author | Abdulkarim, Bello Muhammad | |
| dc.contributor.author | Josiah, Chukwudi Onovo | |
| dc.contributor.author | Racheal, Ozofu Ewule | |
| dc.contributor.author | Shatu, Wudiri Asala | |
| dc.contributor.author | Peter, Napoleon Idachaba | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-12-14T08:01:47Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-12-14T08:01:47Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020-02-28 | |
| dc.description.abstract | A laboratory study was carried out to evaluate the effect of leaf aqueous ex- tract of Jatropha curcas L. on germination and early shoot growth of four pepper (Capsicum) species at the Department of Plant Science and Biotech- nology Laboratory, Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nigeria. Data collected were percentage inhibition and shoot length. Results from the experiment in- dicated that there was significant difference between the treatments (4%, 8%, 12%, 16% and 20%) and the control (0%) and within the treatments at P ≤ 0.05. All the test crops were affected by different concentrations of the aque- ous extracts and the most pronounced effect was at 12%, 16% and 20% con- centrations of the extracts in all cases respectively. Germination, shooting were inhibited completely at higher concentrations in the cases when com- pared with the control. The inhibitory effect was found to be concentration dependent and may be due to the presence of water soluble allelochemicals like phenols, tannins and azeliac acid. | en_US |
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| dc.identifier.uri | https://keffi.nsuk.edu.ng/handle/20.500.14448/6104 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology, Nasarawa State University Keffi. | en_US |
| dc.subject | atropha curcas, Capsicum, Aqueous, Allelochemicals, Phenols, Azeliac | en_US |
| dc.title | Effects of Allelochemical of Jatropha curcas L. Leachate on Germination and Shooting of Four (4) Pepper (Capsicum) Species in Keffi Nasarawa State, Nigeria | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |