ALLELOPATHIC EFFECTS OF PARTHENIUM HYSTEROPHORUS L. ON EARLY CROP ESTABLISHMENT A CONCENTRATION-RESPONSE STUDY IN RICE, GREEN GRAM, AND MAIZE
Parthenium hysterophorus L. is an invasive weed with a chemically mediated competitive advantage that may suppress crop establishment through allelopathy. This study quantified the effects of aqueous Parthenium leaf extract on seed germination and early seedling growth of rice (Oryza sativa L.), green gram (Vigna radia...