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- Title
Green leaves and seeds alcoholic extract controls Sporobulus indicus germination in laboratory conditions.
- Authors
Macêdo, Jean Flaviel de Sousa; Ribeiro, Lylian Souto; Bruno, Riselane de Lucena Alcântara; Alves, Edna Ursulino; de Andrade, Alberício Pereira; Lopes, Kilson Pinheiro; da Costa, Franciscleudo Bezerra; Zanuncio, José Cola; Ribeiro, Wellington Souto
- Abstract
High seed production makes Sporobolus indicus var. pyramidalis a difficult to control invasive grassland plant. The objective of the present study was to investigate the bioactivity of Cyperus rotundus, Phyllanthus tenellus and Ricinus communis green leaf extracts and of Carica papaya seeds on S. indicus germination without breaking dormancy, simulating the field conditions. The ethanolic extract bioactivity of C. rotundus, P. tenellus, R. communis green leaves and C. papaya seeds, at concentrations of 25, 50 and 75% in S. indicus germination was evaluated. Carotenoids, flavonoids, soluble phenolic compounds and total tannins were quantified in the extracts. The chemical component concentrations varied between alcoholic extracts. The P. tenellus extracts at all dilutions and those of R. communis and C. papaya at 75% completely suppressed S. indicus seed germination at five and ten days which can be attributed to their high tannin concentration, total phenolic compounds and flavonoids.
- Subjects
SEEDS; GERMINATION; PHENOLS; FLAVONOIDS; TANNINS
- Publication
Scientific Reports, 2020, Vol 10, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2045-2322
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41598-020-58321-y