Meet OYETUNJI OPEYEMI SHAKIRAT, an Academic Staff of Lagos State University.
Plant Physiology And Biochemistry
Lecturer II
Botany
At the Botany department office
Appointment on Visitation important
Topic: Salinity Tolerance And Physiological Mechanisms
Description: Stress physiology and seed germination
| # | Certificate | School | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Post-Graduate Diploma (Education) | Faculty of Education, Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos | 2021 |
EFFECTS OF Pontederia crassipes EXTRACT ON GERMINATION OF SELECTED POACEAE SEEDS
This study focuses on the effects of Pontederia crassipes on the germination of selected Poaceae seeds. Seven seeds Triticum aestivum, Zea mays L. indentata, Pennisetum glaucum, Zea mays everta, Zea mays, Sorghum bicolor, Setaria italica of the Poaceae family were used in this study. The effects of P. crassipes on these seeds were explored through the application of P. crassipes extract. The experiment was conducted in the laboratory using petri dishes, utilizing P. crassipes extract and distilled water as treatments. The leaves of P. crassipes were dried and blended using a dry blender. 10g of the dried and blended P. crassipes leaves was dissolved in 1000 ml of distilled water. Each replicate had 25 seeds with four replicates per treatment. 15ml of the P. crassipes extract was applied as the treatment and an equivalent volume of 15ml of distilled water was used for the control. The results indicated that P. crassipes extract significantly improved the germination rate and percentage of most of the selected Poaceae seeds, except for two seeds Triticum aestivum and Sorghum bicolor L. where the control had a higher germination rate than the treatment. Furthermore, the seeds treated with the extract produced seedlings with longer radicle and plumule lengths compared to the control. This study demonstrates that P. crassipes extracts can enhance the germination rates and germination percentages of the selected Poaceae seeds used in this study.
OYETUNJI OPEYEMI is a Lecturer II at the Department of Botany
OYETUNJI has a Post-Graduate Diploma in Education from Faculty of Education, Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos
