• Dilipkumar T. Patil
• Yuvraj D. Kengar

Celosia argentia L. is dominant alien weed reported from crop field of Islampur in Walwa taluka of Sangli district of Maharashtra, India. It has been scrutinized for its allelopathic potentiality of C. argentea against enzyme activity seed germination percentage of Guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L. Taub). The laboratory experiments were conducted to assess seedling growth of guar after treating seeds with different concentrations (5, 20, 40, 60 and 80%) of aqueous leachates of inflorescence (flower), leaves and root of C. argentea separately. The germinating seeds of guar were examined for total polyphenol content after the method of Folin and Denis (1915). The result showed that, aqueous leachates of inflorescence and leaf of C. argentea were act stimulatory on the total polyphenol content in guar. Similarly, root leachates responsible to inhibit total polyphenol in guar. Both inhibitory and stimulatory effects were shown by leachates of C. argentea L. The present study indicated that the allelochemicals are present in the weed, C. argentea. This study needs further screening of allelochemicals and their characterization for detailed study.

Allelochemicals, Celosia argentea L., Total Polyphenol, Guar etc.

"Allelopathic effects of Celosia argentea L. on total polyphenol content in germinating seeds of Guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L. Taub)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no.118-123, June-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908E16.pdf

"Allelopathic effects of Celosia argentea L. on total polyphenol content in germinating seeds of Guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L. Taub)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 6, page no. pp118-123, June-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1908E16.pdf