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Research Article

In vitro allelopathic effects of extracts and fractions of five plants on tomato seed germination and vigor index

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Article: 1220661 | Received 06 Apr 2016, Accepted 01 Aug 2016, Published online: 14 Sep 2016

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Figure 1. General procedure of plant extracts and fractions preparation.

Figure 1. General procedure of plant extracts and fractions preparation.

Figure 2. Germination kinetics of tomato seeds in presence and absence of plant extract.

Figure 2. Germination kinetics of tomato seeds in presence and absence of plant extract.

Figure 3. Effects of plants extracts and fractions on the tomato seedling diameter at the end of the experiment (10 days).

Notes: Aq: Aqueous; Res: Residual; EA: Ethyl acetate; Hex: Hexane.
a, b, c: for the same plant, extracts or fractions carrying different letters induced significant differences in seedlings diameters (Waller-duncan test, p < 0.05).
α, β, γ: for the same type of extracts or fractions, plant species carrying different letters induced significant differences in seedlings diameters (Waller-duncan test, p < 0.05).
Figure 3. Effects of plants extracts and fractions on the tomato seedling diameter at the end of the experiment (10 days).

Figure 4. Effects of plants extracts and fractions on the tomato seedling plant stem lenght at the end of the experiment (10 days).

Notes: Aq: Aqueous; Res: Residual; EA: Ethyl acetate; Hex: Hexane.
a, b, c: for the same plant, extracts or fractions carrying different letters induced significant differences in seedlings stem lenght (Waller-duncan test, p < 0.05).
α, β, γ: for the same type of extracts or fractions, plant species carrying different letters induced significant differences in seedlings stem lenght (Waller-duncan test, p < 0.05).
Figure 4. Effects of plants extracts and fractions on the tomato seedling plant stem lenght at the end of the experiment (10 days).

Figure 5. Effects of plants extracts and fractions on the tomato seeding plant root lenght at the end of the experiment (10 days).

Notes: Aq: Aqueous; Res: Residual; EA: Ethyl acetate; Hex: Hexane.
a, b, c: for the same plant, extracts or fractions carrying different letters induced significant differences in seedlings root lenght (Waller-duncan test, p < 0.05).
α, β, γ: for the same type of extracts or fractions, plant species carrying different letters induced significant differences in seedlings root lenght (Waller-duncan test, p < 0.05).
Figure 5. Effects of plants extracts and fractions on the tomato seeding plant root lenght at the end of the experiment (10 days).

Figure 6. Effects of plants extracts and fractions on the tomato seedling plant total lenght at the end of the experiment (10 days).

Notes: Aq: Aqueous; Res: Residual; EA: Ethyl acetate; Hex: Hexane.
a, b, c: for the same plant, extracts or fractions carrying different letters induced significant differences in seedlings total lenght (Waller-duncan test, p < 0.05).
α, β, γ: for the same type of extracts or fractions, plant species carrying different letters induced significant differences in seedlings total lenght (Waller-duncan test, p < 0.05).
Figure 6. Effects of plants extracts and fractions on the tomato seedling plant total lenght at the end of the experiment (10 days).

Figure 7. Effects of plants extracts and fractions on the tomato seedling plant vigor index at the end of the experiment (10 days).

Notes: Aq: Aqueous; Res: Residual; EA: Ethyl acetate; Hex: Hexane.
a, b, c: for the same plant, extracts or fractions carrying different letters induced significant differences in seedlings vigor index (Waller-duncan test, p < 0.05).
α, β, γ: for the same type of extracts or fractions, plant species carrying different letters induced significant differences in seedlings vigor index (Waller-duncan test, p < 0.05).
Figure 7. Effects of plants extracts and fractions on the tomato seedling plant vigor index at the end of the experiment (10 days).