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Allelopathy of Tagetes minuta L. Aqueous Extracts on Seed Germination and Root Hair Growth

  • Kil, Ji-Hyun;Shim, Kew-Cheol;Lee, Kyu-Jin
    • The Korean Journal of Ecology
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    • v.25 no.6
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    • pp.395-398
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    • 2002
  • Present paper showed allelopahtic effects of Tagetes minuta aqueous extracts on seed germination and root hair development. Allelopathy of aqueous extracts derived from T. minuta examined using two test plant species (Lotus comiculatus var. japonicus and Lactuca sativa). The seeds of test species were inoculated in petri dishes containing 0, 10,50 and 100% aqueous extracts from T. minuta. At day 5, the relative seed germination ratio to control was evaluated, and the development of seedling root hairs was observed through light microscopy. Seed germination of L. comiculatus var. japonicus was significantly inhibited proportional to the concentrations of aqueous extract, but that of L. sativa wasn't inhibited. The inhibitory allelopathic effect of T. minuta was found in the development and growth of seedling root hairs. It was concluded that the inhibitory allelophatic effects have been to be investigated using various bioassay, for the allelopathy of plant species shows species-specific and organ-specific.

Assessing the phytotoxicity of cetrimonium bromide in plants using eco-physiological parameters

  • Song, Uhram;Kim, Han Eol
    • Journal of Ecology and Environment
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    • v.40 no.2
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    • pp.120-124
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    • 2016
  • Background: Although cetrimonium bromide is widely used for its bactericidal effects, the safety of cetrimonium bromide remains controversial. Therefore, the phytotoxicity of cetrimonium bromide was tested to evaluate its acute toxicity to plants and possible toxicity to other organisms and the ecosystem. Results: The germination rates of two test species, Lactuca sativa and Brassica campestris, were significantly decreased after cetrimonium bromide treatment. Furthermore, cetrimonium bromide treatment at over 1 mg/L concentration significantly affected root elongation immediately after germination. In pot experiments with semi-mature plants, significantly decreased shoot elongation and chlorophyll content were detected in both species following cetrimonium bromide treatment. Cetrimonium bromide treatment also significantly increased the antioxidant enzyme activities of plants. Conclusion: Our results show that cetrimonium bromide is phytotoxic, and since phytotoxicity testing can imply potential toxicity in the environment, further studies of the environmental toxicity of cetrimonium bromide should be performed.

Effects of Phosphorus and Iron on the Phytotoxicity of Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) in Arsenic-contaminated Soil

  • Kim, Min-Suk;Min, Hyun-Gi;Kim, Jeong-Gyu
    • Ecology and Resilient Infrastructure
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    • v.5 no.1
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    • pp.1-10
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    • 2018
  • We examined the effect of simultaneous application of phosphorus (P) and iron (Fe) on the phytotoxicity of lettuce in arsenic (As) contaminated soil using response surface methodology (RSM). To stabilize As and supply nutrient into soil, Fe and P were treated, respectively. Water soluble As and P was decreased by Fe application but increased by P application. Through phytotoxicity test, the result showed that only the addition of P affected lettuce root elongation even though both P and Fe were added. The correlation coefficients between root elongation and other indices indicated that the As content in the roots seemed to be the main reason that root growth was impeded. We could verify that the former result was not a passing phenomenon and Fe was necessarily needed to protect secondary pollution by exclusive usage of P fertilizer.

Characteristic of Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) Grown with Effective Microorganism and Bio-fertilizer (유효 미생물과 바이오 비료로 재배한 상추의 특성)

  • Kim, H.S.;Choi, S.M.;Supeno, D.;A., Okka;Chung, S.W.;Kim, H.S.;Kim, J.S.;Park, J.M.;Kwon, S.H.;Kwon, S.K.;Choi, Won Sik
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Industry Convergence
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    • v.17 no.3
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    • pp.145-150
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    • 2014
  • The purpose of this study was to evaluate the growth of lettuce last for 36 days. Lettuce planted on the same medium with different treatment. The first treatment watering using bio-fertilizer (farmer) and second watering using effective microorganism. Lettuce grown in greenhouse with temperature $18-32^{\circ}C$.Characteristic observed that growth in height and weight of the plants. From the observations that can be generated at high observation, treatment 1 had a higher than treatment 2. On the last day treatment plant with treatment 1 had a 99.8 mm high while treatment 2 has height of 90.7 mm. Observation on severe treatment 1 has a heavier weight than treatment 2. Plants with treatment 1 have a weight on the last day of 0.15665 grams while in plants with treatment 2 weights are 0.11365 grams.