Research Article

Allelopathic Potential of Lantana camara L. Leaf Extracts and Soils Invaded by It on the Growth Performance of Lepidium sativum L.

Table 1

Impact of soils sampled from under L. camara canopy and Lantana-free sites on growth performance and grain yield of L. sativum.

Germination parametersSoil sampling positionF value value
UC1-2 m2-3 m

Germination (%)95.50 ± 1.55a93.00 ± 0.90a93.00 ± 0.90a0.6130.62
PH (cm)47.66 ± 0.96a45.54 ± 1.80a37.61 ± 0.85a27.4120.07
SDW (gm)3.91 ± 0.05a2.91 ± 0.10a2.32 ± 0.09a1.5380.278
SY (kg·ha−1)3633.33 ± 120.18a3680.00 ± 75.73a3616.67 ± 2.5a0.1460.867
TSW2.07 ± 0.03a2.10 ± 0.06a1.83 ± 0.03b10.830.05

Note. Values are mean ± SE, n = 4. UC, soil sampling position was from under the canopy of Lantana; 1-2 m, soil sampling position was within a distance of >1 m and <2 m outside the influence of Lantana canopy; 2-3 m, soil sampling position was within a distance of >2 m and <3 m outside the influence of Lantana canopy; PH, aboveground plant height measured at harvest; SDW, shoot dry weight at harvest; SY, seed yield at harvest; TSW, thousand seeds weight. Values followed by similar lower case letters in a row are not significantly different, whereas those represented with different letters are significantly different at .