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Volume 2, Issue 5, September 2014

  • Investigation on Allelopathic Effects of Khat Leaves Residues and Alleviative Effects of Salicylic Acid in Wheat Roots

    Khalid Al-Mureish, Abdulbasset Mohammed Ahmed Al-Hakimi, Niyazi Abdulmawla Sallam Al-Areqi, Elyas Sadeq Al-Aghbari

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 5, September 2014
    Pages: 54-59
    Received: 27 September 2014
    Accepted: 16 October 2014
    Published: 30 October 2014
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    Abstract: Allelopathic effects of khat leaves residues (25 and 50 g) and alleviative effects of salicylic acid (0.5 mM) in wheat roots were carefully investigated in this study. Khat leaves residues stimulated hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), lipid peroxidation, ascorbate (ASA), glutathione (GHS) and non-proteinthiol (NPT) contents. Salicylic acid (SA) was found to... Show More