Effect of vermicast generated from an allelopathic weed lantana (Lantana camara) on seed germination, plant growth, and yield of cluster bean (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba)

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 21, Issue 21, 2014, Pages 12539-12548

  Karthikeyan, M ^a   Hussain, N ^a   Gajalakshmi, S ^a   Abbasi, S A ^a  

^a PONDICHERRY UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Allelopathic weed; Cyamopsis tetragonoloba; Lantana camara; Plant growth; Vermicompost

Indexed keywords

CHLOROPHYLL; SOIL;

CHEMISTRY; CYAMOPSIS; GERMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LANTANA; METABOLISM; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT SEED; SOIL;

CHLOROPHYLL; CYAMOPSIS; GERMINATION; LANTANA; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; SEEDS; SOIL;

EID: 84929939658     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3103-5     Document Type: Article

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