Ebrahimi, Mahdieh, Ricki Maryshany, Asma, Shirmohammadi, Ebrahim (2016). Effect of Extract of Fast Growing Species Trifolium alexandrium L. on Germination, Photosynthetic Pigments and Nutrient Uptake of Prosopis cineraria (L.) Druce. , 4(3), 1493-1503.
Mahdieh Ebrahimi; Asma Ricki Maryshany; Ebrahim Shirmohammadi. "Effect of Extract of Fast Growing Species Trifolium alexandrium L. on Germination, Photosynthetic Pigments and Nutrient Uptake of Prosopis cineraria (L.) Druce". , 4, 3, 2016, 1493-1503.
Ebrahimi, Mahdieh, Ricki Maryshany, Asma, Shirmohammadi, Ebrahim (2016). 'Effect of Extract of Fast Growing Species Trifolium alexandrium L. on Germination, Photosynthetic Pigments and Nutrient Uptake of Prosopis cineraria (L.) Druce', , 4(3), pp. 1493-1503.
Ebrahimi, Mahdieh, Ricki Maryshany, Asma, Shirmohammadi, Ebrahim Effect of Extract of Fast Growing Species Trifolium alexandrium L. on Germination, Photosynthetic Pigments and Nutrient Uptake of Prosopis cineraria (L.) Druce. , 2016; 4(3): 1493-1503.

Effect of Extract of Fast Growing Species Trifolium alexandrium L. on Germination, Photosynthetic Pigments and Nutrient Uptake of Prosopis cineraria (L.) Druce

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Article 5, Volume 4, Issue 3 - Serial Number 17, 2016, Pages 1493-1503    PDF (256.29 K)
Authors
Mahdieh Ebrahimi* 1; Asma Ricki Maryshany2; Ebrahim Shirmohammadi3
1Assistant Professor, Faculty of Water and Soil, University of Zabol, Zabol, Iran
2Former M.Sc., Faculty of Water and Soil, University of Zabol, Zabol, Iran
3Instructor, Faculty of Water and Soil, University of Zabol, Zabol, Iran
Abstract
In a completely randomized design, the effect of the extract from Trifolium alexandrium (0, 0.2 and 0.4%) on the germination, some morphological characteristics, photosynthetic pigments, and nutrients uptake of Prosopis cineraria was evaluated. The highest germination rate and percentage (9.16 and 21%, respectively) were recorded in the 0.2% treatment. The maximum and minimum lengths of radicle (6.58 and 3.16 cm) and pedicel (6.56 and 14.23 cm), and dry weight were recorded in the control and 0.4% treatments, respectively. The highest level of chlorophyll a (16.80 mg g-1 fresh weight) was found in the control. The highest and lowest chlorophyll b (9.65 and 7.96 mg g-1 fresh weight) were measured in the 0.2%and control, respectively. The extract adversely affected the nutrient uptake by P. cineraria, the minimum and maximum of which were recorded at the 0.4%and control treatments, respectively. In general, although the extract of T. alexandrium increased the P. cineraria germination in the 0.2% treatment, the increased concentrations led to its reduced growth and nutrient uptake. Therefore, the simultaneous cultivation of these two species in the dry lands is not recommended.
Keywords
Allelopathy; Plant growth; Plant extract; Photosynthetic pigments
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