Effects of Water Extracts of Salix babylonica Withered Litters on Seed Germination and Seedling Growth of Five Plants
In order to understand allelopathy of Salix babylonica withered litters on seed plants,the effects of water extracts of Salix babylonica withered litters at different concentrations on seed germination and seedling growth of five plants,such as Triticum aestivum,Setaria italica,Panicum miliaceum,Sorghum bicolor and Brassica pekinen-sis,were studied.The results showed as follows:the water extracts of Salix babylonica withered litters had allelo-pathic effects on these five plants;the water extracts of Salix babylonica withered litters at different concentrations had different effects on the seed germination rate,germination potential,seedling root length,seedling length and seedling fresh weight of the five plants,and the effect intensity was different with the change of the concentrations of the water extracts of Salix babylonica withered litters.