Effect of Butea monosperma (Lam.) Leaf Extract on Seedling Traits and Chromosomal Behaviors

By : Mitali Gupta, Avinash Kumar

Page No: 107-112

Abstract
The present study evaluates the allelopathic and genotoxic effect of various concentrations of aqueous leaf extract of Butea monosperma Lam. on seedling traits of Pisum sativum L. It was observed that allelochemicals had marked effect on seed germination, seedling survival, shoot length and radical length and also caused some abnormalities in chromosomes the root tips of Allium cepa L. Maximum increase in seed germination and other seedling traits occurred at 10% while maximum decrease was at 25% conc. And in genotoxicity test mitotic index was maximum in control and chromosomal abnormalities were maximum at 10% concentration. The implications are discussed.

Authors :
Mitali Gupta and Avinash Kumar
Cytogenetics Laboratory, Department of Botany, Vinoba Bhave University, Hazaribagh- 825319, Jharkhand, India.
 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/JPSR.2021.37.01.14