Allelopathic Effects of Extracts from Different Sorghum Parts on Giant Foxtail
Mengyao Liu, Haonan Wang, Haoyan Shen, Jiaxin Xie, Peiyao Li, Xi’e Song, Yinyuan Wen, Chunyan Hu, Yongqing Ma, Shuqi Dong · 2026
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Mengyao Liu and co-authors present a study dated 2026 on using sorghum extracts against a millet weed. Giant foxtail plagues foxtail millet fields, and farmers in northern China rotate millet with sorghum. Plants can suppress neighbors chemically, a trait called allelopathy, and the team tested sorghum's version of it.
Water extracts from sorghum roots, stems, leaves, and root-zone soil were tried at four strengths in dish and pot tests. Strong doses blocked foxtail germination, weak doses boosted it. One soil extract dilution raised germination forty percent over water. All dilutions fed seedling growth once sprouted. Root extract showed the strongest chemical effects. The pattern suggests rotation and residue management could help millet farmers lean on sorghum's chemistry against the weed.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Mengyao Liu, Haonan Wang, Haoyan Shen, Jiaxin Xie, Peiyao Li, Xi’e Song, Yinyuan Wen, Chunyan Hu, Yongqing Ma, Shuqi Dong |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 38 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |