Abstract

S. Lokesh*

ABSTRACT

Phytoleachates obtained from culinary items exhibits the phyto stimulatory activity in enhancing the seed germination in paddy, sunflower and green gram seed samples. Out of the selected culinary items rose, fava bean, avacado, apple and manihot plants extract favoured the seed germinaiton followed by increased seedling growth. Apart from these parameters, the same plants items leachates also showed high activity of alpha amylase in the germlings of all the selected crop species (paddy, sunflower and green gram). The promising phytoleachates also resulted in the high phenolics accumulation proved the resistance to the seed borne pathogenic fungi. The seed borne pathogens like Alternaria padwikii, Fusarium oxysporum, F. moniliforme, in paddy, Alternaria zinniae, Macrophomina phaseolina in sunflower in sunflower and M. phaseolina in green gram compared to their control. The incidence of these fungal species was diminished to a greater extent over control; hence possibly strengthen the seedlings growth. The IAA level was also found to be more in seedlings of respected phyto leachates, which might be the probable role of phyto leachates in triggering the early growth leads to escape from the action of pathogens.