Allelopathic Effect of (<i>Sorghum bicolor L.</i>) on Radish (<i>Raphanus sativus L.</i>) Growth Characters

Authors

  • Sahar Y. Babiker Alzaeim Alazhari University,Faculty of Education
  • Elnasri M. Mutwali

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24203/ajafs.v7i4.5774

Keywords:

Allelopathy, chemical constituents, chlorophyll, germination, radish, yield

Abstract

A pot experiment was carried out to study the effect of sorghum residue on germination and some growth characters of radish. The experiment comprised of four treatments where the soil was incorporated with sorghum residue powder at 2, 2.5, 3 and 3.5%( w/w) for treatments T2, T3, T4 and T5, respectively, the control was free of sorghum residue. Results indicated that an increase was observed at low concentration of sorghum residue in germination, growth characters, but a decrease was detected in chlorophyll content and some elements (Na,Ca, K, P, ) content in radish incorporated with sorghum residue.

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2019-08-23

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Babiker, S. Y., & Mutwali, E. M. (2019). Allelopathic Effect of (<i>Sorghum bicolor L.</i>) on Radish (<i>Raphanus sativus L.</i>) Growth Characters. Asian Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences, 7(4). https://doi.org/10.24203/ajafs.v7i4.5774

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