Volume 3, Issue 2, June 2013, Pages 397–402
Mai M. A. Hassan1, Fatima Algunaid Hassan2, Sayda M. Mohammed3, and Nada Babiker4
1 National Tree Seed Centre, Forest Research Centre, Agricultural Research Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture, P.O. Box: 7089, Khartoum, Sudan
2 Forestry and Range Sciences Department, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Bakht Er-Rudam, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, White Nile state (AD Duwem), Sudan
3 National Tree Seed Centre, Forest Research Centre, Agricultural Research Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture, P.O. Box: 7089, Khartoum, Sudan
4 National Research Centre, Biotechnology commission, AlAmarat, Sudan
Original language: English
Copyright © 2013 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Terminalia laxiflora is multipurpose tree in Sudan. But it has low germination percentage, which may affect its natural regeneration. There were evidence that the fruits have an inhibitory effect, so this study was carried out to determine which part of the fruit that affect germination and seedlings growth. Three parts of the fruit extraction were examine (Coat, Pulp and Wing) with tow concentration to each part (200 fruit/litre, 100 fruit/litre).the results showed that all extractions had no effect on germination percentage except fruit coat extract (200 fruit/litre), which reduced it significantly. The different extractions had no effect on root length and seem to elongate the shoot expect fruit pulp (200 fruit/litre), which no different from control. All extractions had no effect on first leave appearance, but they causing abnormal seedlings. The result suggest new treatments that could be applied on the fruit of this species like de winging or de pulping the fruit before sewing or soaking in acid or hot water after de winging, de pulping and de coating. These results can be of great value for the medicinal plant scientists and users to try T. laxiflora fruit extractions for controlling bacteria and fungi activities and it may be an addition benefit to the medicinal uses of this tree.
Author Keywords: Terminalia laxiflora, Germination, Inhibitors, Fruit extracts.
Mai M. A. Hassan1, Fatima Algunaid Hassan2, Sayda M. Mohammed3, and Nada Babiker4
1 National Tree Seed Centre, Forest Research Centre, Agricultural Research Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture, P.O. Box: 7089, Khartoum, Sudan
2 Forestry and Range Sciences Department, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Bakht Er-Rudam, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, White Nile state (AD Duwem), Sudan
3 National Tree Seed Centre, Forest Research Centre, Agricultural Research Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture, P.O. Box: 7089, Khartoum, Sudan
4 National Research Centre, Biotechnology commission, AlAmarat, Sudan
Original language: English
Copyright © 2013 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Terminalia laxiflora is multipurpose tree in Sudan. But it has low germination percentage, which may affect its natural regeneration. There were evidence that the fruits have an inhibitory effect, so this study was carried out to determine which part of the fruit that affect germination and seedlings growth. Three parts of the fruit extraction were examine (Coat, Pulp and Wing) with tow concentration to each part (200 fruit/litre, 100 fruit/litre).the results showed that all extractions had no effect on germination percentage except fruit coat extract (200 fruit/litre), which reduced it significantly. The different extractions had no effect on root length and seem to elongate the shoot expect fruit pulp (200 fruit/litre), which no different from control. All extractions had no effect on first leave appearance, but they causing abnormal seedlings. The result suggest new treatments that could be applied on the fruit of this species like de winging or de pulping the fruit before sewing or soaking in acid or hot water after de winging, de pulping and de coating. These results can be of great value for the medicinal plant scientists and users to try T. laxiflora fruit extractions for controlling bacteria and fungi activities and it may be an addition benefit to the medicinal uses of this tree.
Author Keywords: Terminalia laxiflora, Germination, Inhibitors, Fruit extracts.
How to Cite this Article
Mai M. A. Hassan, Fatima Algunaid Hassan, Sayda M. Mohammed, and Nada Babiker, “Detection of Germination inhibitors in fruits of Terminalia laxiflora Engl. & Diels using biochemical assays,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 397–402, June 2013.
