Effects of leaf extracts of five tree species on germination and seedling growth of millets, Paspalum scrobiculatum and Panicum miliaceum
Effects of leaf extracts of five tree species on germination and seedling growth of millets, Paspalum scrobiculatum and Panicum miliaceum
- Author(s) C. Swaminathan, K. Sangeetha, P. Nivethadevi, M.M. Yassin and R. Renuka
- Year: 2024
- Month: May
- Volume: 62
- Pages: 85-96
We analyzed the biochemical compounds by GCMS and did bioassay of leaf extracts of five tree species viz., Aegle marmellos (L.) Correa, Annona squamosa L., Mangifera indica L., Morinda tinctoria Roxb and Moringa oleifera Lam. on germination and associated characteristics of kodomillet (Paspalum scrobiculatum L) and prosomillet (Panicum miliaceum L.). Response Index was used for comparison, and by GCMS, the compounds found in the leaves were determined and studied their effects on germination and seedling growth. The 5 % Moringa oleifera leaf extract, followed by extracts from A. squamosa and Mangifera indica, improved millets' seed germination. Perhaps because the extracts contained the dominant compounds 2-Piperidinone and 2-Pyrrolidinone. Tree leaf extracts from the above-donor species had a synergistic effects in prosomillet, stimulating germination by 14-18 %, than kodomillet. However, Morinda tinctoria and Aegle marmellos leaf extracts inhibited the germination of both millets than control.
