Table 2.
The effect of methanol and chloroform extracts, derived from 33 flower bulb species, on Senecio vulgaris seed germination at concentrations of 0.5 and 1.0 mg/mL. Data present the mean of three replicates. Significant inhibition is indicated as: *** p ≤ 0.001 and ** p ≤ 0.01.
| No. | Scientific Name | Family | Part of plant | Germination inhibition of S. vulgaris (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methanol Extracts | Chloroform Extracts | ||||||
| 1 mg/mL | 0.5 mg/mL | 1 mg/mL | 0.5 mg/mL | ||||
| 1. | Narcissus pseudonarcissus cv. Carlton | Amaryllidaceae | Bulb | 100.0 *** | 100.0 *** | 100.0 *** | 100.0 *** |
| 2. | Narcissus tazetta cv. Grand soleil d’or | Amaryllidaceae | Bulb | 100.0 *** | 100.0 *** | 100.0 *** | 100.0 *** |
| 3. | Narcissus tazetta cv. Avalanche | Amaryllidaceae | Bulb | 100.0 *** | 100.0 *** | 100.0 *** | 16.7 *** |
| 4. | Hippeastrum Hybrid cv. Misty | Amaryllidaceae | Bulb | 100.0 *** | 96.7 *** | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 5. | Narcissus poeticus cv. Recurvus | Amaryllidaceae | Bulb | 100.0 *** | 90.0 *** | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| 6. | Hippeastrum cybister cv. Chico | Amaryllidaceae | Bulb | 100.0 *** | 86.7 *** | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 7. | Crinum asiaticum cv. Sandarium | Amaryllidaceae | Bulb | 93.3 *** | 30.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 8. | Amaryllis belladonna | Amaryllidaceae | Bulb | 90.0 *** | 6.7 | 6.7 | 0.0 |
| 9. | Nerine sarniensis | Amaryllidaceae | Bulb | 83.3 *** | 0.0 | 16.7 | 0.0 |
| 10. | Hymenocallis festalis cv. Zwanenburg | Amaryllidaceae | Leaf | 43.3 ** | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 11. | Gladiolus cv. Rose Supreme | Iridaceae | Flower | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 12. | Arisaema cv.Tortuosum | Araceae | Bulb | 0.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 13. | Anemone Coronaria cv. De Caen | Ranunculaceae | Leave | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 14. | Allium spherocephalon | Amaryllidaceae | Flower | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 |
| 15. | Oxalis triangularis | Oxalidaceae | Flower | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 16. | Scilla siberica cv. Spring Beauty | Asparagaceae | Flower | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 17. | Ornithogalum thyrsoides cv. Mount Fuji | Asparagaceae | Leaf and stem | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 18. | Hyacinthus orientalis cv. White Pearl | Asparagaceae | Leaf | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 19. | Babiana stricta | Iridaceae | Leaf | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 20. | Amarine tubergenii cv. Zwanenburg | Asparagaceae | Flower | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 21. | Zephyranthes robusta | Amaryllidaceae | Flower | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 22. | Ixia paniculata cv.Yellow Emperor | Iridaceae | Flower | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 23. | Caladium cv. Postman Joyner | Araceae | Bulb | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 24. | Begonia cv. Compacta | Begoniaceae | Bulb | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 25. | Dahlia cv. Deca Split Pink Bells | Iridaceae | Bulb | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 26. | Eucomis comosa | Liliaceae | Bulb | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 27. | Iris X hollandica cv. Apollo | Iridaceae | Bulb | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 28. | Incarvillea delavayi | Bignoniaceae | Leaf | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 29. | Arisaema galeatum | Araceae | Leaf | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 30. | Dahlia cv. Apricot Star | Iridaceae | Leaf | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 31. | Lilium candidum | Liliaceae | Bulb | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 32. | Hyacinthus orientalis cv. Delft Blue | Asparagaceae | Bulb | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 33. | Fritallaria | Liliaceae | Bulb | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |