Abstract
Nicotine adversely affected the germination, germination relative index (GRI), radicle and plumule length, and seedling vigour of rice but affected favourably the growth of maize. Also, inin vivo conditions nicotine increased height, specific leaf weight and chlorophyll content of the maize plant.
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Rizvi, S.J.H., Mishra, G.P. & Rizvi, V. Allelopathic effects of nicotine on maize I. Its possible importance in crop rotation. Plant Soil 116, 289–291 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02214562
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