Skip to main content

Table 1 Effect of different rates of both Eruca sativa and Sinapis alba seed powder and herbicide Basamid on Orobanche crenata tubercles at 55 days after sowing and at harvest of Pisum sativum (combined analysis of two seasons)

From: The dual allelopathic capacity of two Brassicaceae plants’ seed powder in controlling Orobanche crenata infesting Pisum sativum as well as stimulating its growth and yield

Treatments

At 55 days after sowing

At harvest

No. of O. crenata tubercles/pot

Fresh weight of O. crenata/pot (g)

Dry weight of O. crenata/pot (g)

No. of O. crenata tubercles/pot

Fresh weight of O. crenata/pot (g)

Dry weight of O. crenata/pot (g)

Length of O. crenata tubercles (cm)

Pisum sativum (P.) + Orobanche crenata (O.)

58.5

21.30

4.15

62.0

40.50

5.90

7.50

P. + O. + Basamid at 0.2 g/pot

19.0

7.55

1.47

6.5

5.50

0.54

3.25

P. + O. + Eruca sativa (E.) at 12.5 g/kg soil

28.0

7.70

1.50

4.0

3.85

0.37

3.62

P. + O. + E. at 25 g/kg soil

4.0

0.65

0.11

3.0

2.50

0.32

2.83

P. + O. + E. at 37.5 g/kg soil

3. 0

0.42

0.09

2.0

2.40

0.16

2.00

P. + O. + E. at 50 g/kg soil

1. 0

0.08

0.02

1.0

2.05

0.10

1.00

P. + O. + Sinapis alba (S.) at 12.5 g/kg soil

31.0

13.85

2.70

6.0

7.40

0.72

3.68

P. + O. + S. at 25 g/kg soil

25.0

6.60

1.29

5.0

4.60

0.45

3.18

P. + O. + S. at 37.5 g/kg soil

2.5

1.95

0.38

3.0

1.20

0.20

3.00

P. + O. + S. at 50 g/kg soil

1.0

0.12

0.02

1.0

0.30

0.10

1.67

LSD at 5%

1.8

0.78

0.33

1.5

0.85

0.21

0.79

  1. P. Pisum sativum, O. Orobanche crenata, E. Eruca sativa, S. Sinapis alba