Essential oil of Lippia alba (Mill.) N.E.Br. influences the germination, vigor and emergence of lettuce seeds

Secondary metabolites are produced by certain plant species and may influence the development of some species through the action of allelopathic effects. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate the allelopathic effect of Lippia alba essential oil on the germination, emergence and vigor of seedlings of different batches of lettuce seeds. This experiment was conducted in a completely randomized design with a 3´5 factorial scheme consisting of three batches of seeds of the cultivar Grand Rapids® and five doses of L. alba essential oil (0, 0.25, 0.50, 0.75 and 1.00%) diluted in distilled water and homogenized in Tween® 80. Seed germination and vigor, in the laboratory (experiment I), and emergence, in a protected environment (experiment II), were evaluated. The results demonstrated that there was an inhibitory effect with a significant reduction of germination, vigor and seed emergence when L. alba essential oil was added starting at concentrations of 0.25%. The essential oil showed allelopathic potential over different lettuce seed lots, affecting germination, vigor and seed emergence.

• Tipo de recurso: http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_7147
• Fecha de publicación: 2019
• Institución: Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia
• Repositorio: RiUPTC: Repositorio Institucional UPTC
• Idioma: eng
• OAI Identifier: oai:repositorio.uptc.edu.co:001/16842
• Acceso en línea: https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/ciencias_horticolas/article/view/8033; https://repositorio.uptc.edu.co/handle/001/16842
• Palabra clave: Lactuca sativa L.; False lemon balm; Allelopathy; Secondary metabolites; Allelopathy; Plant propagation; Lactuca sativa L.; Falso bálsamo de limón; Alelopatía; Metabolitos secundarios; Alelopatía; propagación de plantas
• License: Copyright (c) 2019 Revista Colombiana de Ciencias Hortícolas