Bioscience Methods 2016, Vol.7, No.1, 1-4
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3 Results and Discussion
Almost all plants showed restrictive effect on seed mycoflora and stimulatory or supportive activity on seed
germination, shoot and root length in more or less quantity.
It is evident from the tabulated result that, all the plant extracts were found to be supportive or stimulatory for
seedling emergence, shoot and root length of the test pulse in more or less degree, with some exceptions (Table 1).
Table 1 Effect of petroleum ether extract (petroleum ether and water 1:1) of different plant parts on Seed mycoflora and seed health
(seed germination, shoot and root length) of Chick pea (
Cicer arietinum
L.) on blotter (after ten days of incubation)
Sr. No
Source plant
50% petroleum ether +
5gm powder of
Seedling emergence
Seedling emergence (%)
RL (cm)
SL (cm)
1
Acorus calamus
L.
Leaf
50
10
09
Rhizome
40
12
10
2
Adenanthera pavonia
L.
Leaf
70
9.3
09
Stem
50
11.2
10
Root
60
08
09
3
Azadirachta indica
A. Juss.
Leaf
100
12
13
Stem
90
13
12
Root
78
14
11
4
Butea monosperma
(Lam.)
Taub.
Leaf
50
12.3
10
Stem
80
09
08
Root
60
12.3
11
5
Carum copticum
Benth &
Hook. f.
Leaf
60
11
11.2
Stem
70
10.2
11
Root
50
09
07
6
Ciba pentandra
Leaf
50
15
10
Stem
60
14
13
Root
40
10
08
7
Croton tiglium
L.
Leaf
50
12.3
09
Stem
40
11
09
Root
60
09
07
8
Cyperus rotundus
L.
Leaf
80
16.3
15
Rhizome
93
15.5
10
9
Eucalyptus
globulus
.
Labill.
Leaf
100
12.3
10
Stem
88
10
12.8
Root
83
11
12
10
Melingtonia hortensis
Leaf
70
05
04
Stem
40
12
10
Root
60
12.3
11.3
11
Muntangia calabura
L.
Leaf
70
11
12.4
Stem
50
11.5
12
Root
40
08
07
12
Murraya
koinigii
(L.)
Spreng.
Leaf
55
12.3
11
Stem
80
14
13.2
Root
90
12
10
13
Ocimum basilicum
L.
Leaf
90
07
08
Stem
80
06
07
Root
70
12
10
14
Ocimum americanum
L.
Leaf
100
13.5
11
Stem
87
11
12
Root
80
09
10
