September 2020 Vol. 8 No.9

Original Research Article

Phytochemical screening and allopathic evaluation of Prunus. amygdaloides cold and hot aqueous extracts on wheat

Alia Achakzai², Afroz Rais², Ghazala Shaheen³, Anam Iqbal^1*, Kanwal Iqbal^2*

¹Department of Chemistry, University of Baluchistan Quetta 87300, Pakistan.
²Department of Chemistry, Sardar Bahadur Khan Women’s University Quetta 87300, Pakistan
³Department of Botany University of Balochistan Quetta

¹E-mail address: anamiqbal25@yahoo.com (A.Iqbal)

²E-mail address: kanwaliqbal98@gmail.com (K.Iqbal)
 
Received: 29 August 2020  I  Accepted: 26 September 2020  I  Published: 30 September 2020  I  Article ID: MRJASSS-20-034
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Abstract

Allelochemicals are secondary metabolites products which emerge during various metabolic activities. However, these products are used to perform an important role in interactions of producers with receivers. The current study was conducted on the allelopathy of almond (Prunus amygdaloides) on wheat (Triticum aestivum) with respect of seed germination, seedling length and weight of seedling. The seed germination was stimulation in almond bark > almond fruit in respect to cold, hot conditions. The weight of seedling was also decrease in both conditions. The length of seedling were enhanced in fruit with compare to almond bark. The presence of allelochemicals such as terpenoid, tannin, flavonoid and saponin is present in bark and fruits while reducing sugar is present absent in fruit. The allopathic results showed that maximum inhibition was found in bark as compare to fruit. In the light of allelopathy phenomena the suppression of wheat plant growth due to the presence of allelochemicals.

Keywords: Crop, Germination. Enhance, Allelochemicals, Terpene, Saponin