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Table 2 Effect of different rates of both Eruca sativa and Sinapis alba seed powder and herbicide Basamid on growth parameters of Pisum sativum at 30 days after sowing (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

Growth parameters

Shoot height of plant (cm)

Root length (cm)

No. of leaves/plant

No. of branches/plant

F.W. of plant (g)

D.W. of plant (g)

Pisum sativum (P.)

44.6

10.8

8.8

1.27

5.68

1.15

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

27.8

6.4

6.8

1.01

2.34

0.46

P. + O. + Basamid at 0.2 g/pot

43.5

10.6

8.4

1.24

5.56

1.11

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

63.0

15.3

10.2

1.39

8.64

1.61

P. + O. + E. at 25 g/kg soil

51.8

13.3

9.7

1.32

6.88

1.34

P. + O. + E. at 37.5 g/kg soil

43.0

10.2

8.2

1.22

5.39

1.10

P. + O. + E. at 50 g/kg soil

37.2

9.8

8.0

1.18

5.26

1.03

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

53.0

13.3

9.8

1.35

8.08

1.53

P. + O. + S. at 25 g/kg soil

48.3

13.0

9.3

1.30

6.62

1.31

P. + O. + S. at 37.5 g/kg soil

33.2

8.7

7.7

1.15

4.55

0.91

P. + O. + S. at 50 g/kg soil

32.2

6.9

7.6

1.11

3.82

0.77

LSD at 5%

2.14

1.38

1.06

0.15

1.10

0.12

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