Incorporation of aqueous extract, a residue left thereafter and fresh powder of Van-tulsi plant (Hyptis suaviolens) to soil in laboratory and nursery experiments inhibit per cent germination of teak, height of teak seedlings. To a great extent incorporation of Van-tulsi exhibits weedicidal effect on some species of grasses.
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Manuscript Published on 01 June 1994
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