ACTA AGRICULTURAE BOREALI-SINICA ›› 2008, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (S2): 40-42. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.2008.S2.008

Special Issue: Watermelon

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Effect of Aqueous Extract of Watermelon Peel on Seed Germination

HU Mian-hao1, YUAN Ju-hong2, AO Yan-song3   

  1. 1. Department of Plant Science, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai 201101, China;
    2. College of Resource and Environment Management, Jiangxi University of Finance and Economics, Nanchang 330013, China
  • Received:2008-08-10 Published:2008-12-31

Abstract: The biology effect of seed germination of watermelon was invest igated. Inhibiting effect of aqueous extract under low concentration on seed germinat ion and radical length was smaller; The germination and radical length was sig?? nificantly inhibited with increasing of aqueous extract concentration.

Key words: Watermelon peel, Autotoxicity, Aqueous extract

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HU Mian-hao, YUAN Ju-hong, AO Yan-song. Effect of Aqueous Extract of Watermelon Peel on Seed Germination[J]. ACTA AGRICULTURAE BOREALI-SINICA, 2008, 23(S2): 40-42. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.2008.S2.008.

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