Vijay Veer Singh* and Abha Arora
Department of Botany, S.D.P.G. College Muzaffarnagar (U.P.)
Received-03.06.2018, Revised-24.06.2018
Abstract: The present laboratory experimental study was carried about to evaluate the allelopathic potential of an allelochemical, 2-benzoxazolinone (BOA) on some morpho-physiological and biochemical parameters of Cassia occidentalis. 100, 500, 1000 μM concentrations of BOA were applied to determine their effect on morpho-physiological parameters(seed germination, root length, shoot length, fresh weight, dry weight etc.) and biochemical parameters (chlorophyll, carotenoids, protein and α-amylase) of test plant under laboratory condition. Study was conducted on 10 day seedlings of Cassia occidentalis. Not only seedling growth parameters even the chlorophyll, carotenoids, protein and α-amylase were appreciably reduced, thereby indicating that BOA negatively affects the growth of Cassia occidentalis. The study was concluded that BOA possesses weed suppressing ability.
Keywords: Allelopathy, Allelochemical, Weed, BOA, Cassia occidentalis
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