Allelopathic effects of leaf powder from selected agroforestry tree species on the germination, growth, and yield of staple crops in a semiarid region
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62156489%3A43410%2F25%3A43927263" target="_blank" >RIV/62156489:43410/25:43927263 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-025-07063-5" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-025-07063-5</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s42452-025-07063-5" target="_blank" >10.1007/s42452-025-07063-5</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Allelopathic effects of leaf powder from selected agroforestry tree species on the germination, growth, and yield of staple crops in a semiarid region
Original language description
Agroforestry (AF) systems improve ecological interactions and reduce environmental stresses in semiarid regions, thereby improving food security and livelihood. While many AF trees benefit crop growth, some may have inhibitory effects. Hence, assessing tree-crop interactions is essential to optimizing AF practices in semiarid regions. This study examines the allelopathic effects of Dodonaea angustifolia and Populus deltoides leaf powder on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) germination, growth, and yield. A pot experiment was conducted in Ganta Afeshum district, northern Ethiopia, using four concentrations of leaf powder (50, 100, 150, and 200 g per pot) mixed with soil, alongside a control (without leaf powder). Wheat germination and yield decreased by 10% and 15%, and 16 and 13%, respectively, as the concentrations of D. angustifolia and P. deltoides leaf powder increased to 200 g. Similarly, the addition of 200 g of D. angustifolia and P. deltoides leaf powder reduced barley germination by 13% and 14%, and its yield by 18% and 15%, respectively. These findings suggest that integrating D. angustifolia and P. deltoides into AF systems may reduce wheat and barley productivity in semiarid regions. Further long-term field studies are needed to confirm and expand upon these findings.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
40106 - Agronomy, plant breeding and plant protection; (Agricultural biotechnology to be 4.4)
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Discover Applied Sciences
ISSN
3004-9261
e-ISSN
3004-9261
Volume of the periodical
7
Issue of the periodical within the volume
7
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
10
Pages from-to
715
UT code for WoS article
001522900200005
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105009710324