Table 11 Allelopathy index of sweet potatoes organs water extracts on the seed germination and seedlings growth attributes of Prosopis juliflora: −1 = negative effects, + 1 = positive effects and 0 = neutral effects.

From: Study on sweet potatoes in relation to nutritional profile against worst invasive plant (Prosopis juliflora) under arid climate of Fujairah

Plant organs

Concentrations (%)

GP

SVI

SL

RL

SDW

White shoot

5

−0.62

−0.93

−0.82

−0.78

−0.41

White shoot

10

−0.84

−0.98

−0.91

−0.84

−0.53

White shoot

15

−1.00

−1.00

−1.00

−1.00

−1.00

White shoot

20

−1.00

−1.00

−1.00

−1.00

−1.00

White tuber

5

−0.05

−0.52

−0.49

−0.19

−0.19

White tuber

10

−0.41

−0.86

−0.77

−0.66

−0.31

White tuber

15

−0.65

−0.93

−0.80

−0.78

−0.38

White tuber

20

−0.89

−0.98

−0.84

−0.84

−0.47

Yellow shoot

5

−0.51

−0.88

−0.76

−0.69

−0.32

Yellow shoot

10

−0.75

−0.95

−0.79

−0.74

−0.42

Yellow shoot

15

−1.00

−1.00

−1.00

−1.00

−1.00

Yellow shoot

20

−1.00

−1.00

−1.00

−1.00

−1.00

Yellow tuber

5

−0.04

0.27

0.31

0.59

0.18

Yellow tuber

10

−0.38

−0.20

0.23

0.41

0.09

Yellow tuber

15

−0.57

−0.84

−0.63

−0.43

−0.17

Yellow tuber

20

−0.63

−0.88

−0.67

−0.59

−0.33

  1. Legend: GP= germination percentages, SVI = seed vigor index, SL = shoot length, RL= root length, SDW = seedlings dry weight.