title: [Allelopathy of Andrographis paniculata vegetative].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Andrographis paniculata at vegetative stage were analyzed for the allelopathic effect on cabbage (Brassica chinensis), Radis (Raphanus sativus), and Desmodium styracifolium, and provided the theory reference for their application of compounding planting pattern in practice.
  
  
  METHODS
  Water extracts of Andrographis paniculata root, stem and leaf were used to dispose Brassica chinensis, Raphanus sativus and Desmodium styracifolium seeds, young seedlings.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were allelopathic effect of water extracts of Andrographis paniculata on seed germination of Brassica chinensis, Raphanus sativus and Desmodium styracifolium, but there were difference on allelopathic effect. The suppression effects of roots on seed germination rates of Brassica chinensis showed more significantly, the stems and leaves of Andrographis paniculata on the allelopathic effects on Brassica chinensis seed germination rate index was also significantly higher than the other two receptors plants. Under the treating condition of root, stem and leaf aqueous extracts of Andrographis paniculata, the root growth of receptors seeding mostly showed inhibition effect. Under low concentrations treated. The effects on the seedlings height of Raphanus sativus and Desmodium styracifolium showed the results in which low concentration promoted and high concentration inhibited, and with increasing concentration increased the promotion or inhibition effects. But in the measured concentration range, the effects on the seedlings height of Brassica chinensis were showed promote effect.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Within the testing concentration range, water extracts of Andrographis paniculata on allelopathic effects of cabbage (Brassica chinensis), Radis (Raphanus sativus) and Desmodium styracifolium showed allelopathic effect, and roughly showed inhibiti effect. However, showed different effect in which high concentration inhibitied and low concentration promoted to different receptor.
authors.affiliation: Guangdong Pharmaceutical College, Guangzhou 510006, China. lm862002@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xiao-Yan
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Zhan-Hong
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Lu
mesh_terms: D035685:Andrographis / Q000737:chemistry*; D001937:Brassica / Q000187:drug effects*; D007887:Fabaceae / Q000187:drug effects; D018525:Germination / Q000187:drug effects; D035261:Plant Components, Aerial / Q000737:chemistry; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000737:chemistry / Q000254:growth & development; D031224:Raphanus / Q000187:drug effects*; D036226:Seedlings / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development; D012639:Seeds / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development
chemical_list: D010936:Plant Extracts