Effect of organic extracts of myrtus leaves on growth of wheat and annual darnel

Abstract

An experiment was conducted at AL.Mishkhb experimental research station / Najaf to test the effects of organic solvents of myrtus leaves by ethanol .ethyl acetate. and hexan at concentration of 2.5 . 5.0 . 10.0 . and 20 mg.ml water as well as control treatment (distilled water) on seedling growth of wheat and annual darnel Results indicated that leaf extracts by ethyl acetate gave an inhibitory effect on shoot growth for both wheat and annual darnel compared to the other organic solvent extracts. Results also revealed that all extracts concentrations inhibited the length of shoot and root for wheat and annual darnel except for 2.5 gm/ml of hexane extract which gave an enhancing effect for wheat seedling length only.