First Broad Screening of Allelopathic Potential of Wild and Cultivated Plants in Turkey.

ABSTRACT: Turkey has one of the richest plant diversities in the Mediterranean region. In the current literature, no broad screening has been conducted on the potential allelopathy of plants from Turkey. This study aimed to evaluate the allelopathic activity of a large number of plants from Turkey for the first time and to determine the species with significant plant growth inhibitory potentials by bioassay. Dried samples of different plant parts were collected from local herbalists. The sandwich method was used to evaluate the potential allelopathy of 126 medicinal plants belonging to 55 families. The results of lettuce radicle and hypocotyl growth for 10 and 50 mg sample treatment conformed to normal distribution. Significant inhibition on lettuce radicle elongation with 10 mg sample was observed

SUBMITTER: Isin Ozkan TG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6963494 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature