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Plant leachate bioassay for allelopathy testing (Poaceae)

Subcategory: allelopathy
Standard reference: Hagan et al. (2013)
Papers: 1 | Mentions: 1

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Description

A controlled greenhouse experiment using plant leachates prepared by running deionized water through pots containing treatment species, then applying these leachates to test plants to evaluate allelopathic effects on growth and survival.

Typical Equipment

  • 5 L pots
  • deionized water
  • Spad 502 (Minolta)
  • 38-cell propagation trays

Output Measurements

  • new growth presence/absence
  • mortality
  • relative greenness
  • total biomass